TOM LEE

On May 8, 1925 Tom Lee, a Black river worker from North Memphis, came across a sinking steamship on the Mississippi River. Lee quickly leapt into action and saved 32 of the 72 passengers from drowning.

Tom Lee Park celebrates Tom Lee and his legacy. Explore the park to see the Tom Lee Memorial by David Allan Clark and the new work by Theaster Gates: A Monument to Listening.