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| Tribute to MLK created by Spanish sculptor, Kavier Medina-Campeny near the entrance to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo by Matt Lemmon, CC-BY-SA-2.0 |
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site in Atlanta, Georgia is a 23 acre Historical Site with over 1 million visitors each year, administrated by the National Park Service. It features many important historical locations including:
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| The Boyhood home of Martin Luther King, Jr. Atlanta, GA Photo: Jeff Clemmons CC-BY-3.0 |
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| The Visitor Center at the MLK National Historical Site in Atlanta features many exhibits on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo: National Park Service |
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| The Ebenezer Baptist Churh in Atlanta, GA where MLK was baptized and gave his first sermon there at the age of 19. NPS Photo by Gary Tarleton |
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| Martin Luther King, Jr. Tomb at the King Center Photo by George Paul Puvvada CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. and delivered one of the most famous speeches of his life,
The words of that speech have became known as the "I have a Dream" speech, and include the following excerpt:
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed - we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.
"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood...
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character...
"With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day." (Source: BBC News)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical site is one of the attractions featured in the educational board-game Snapshots Across America on one of the cards in the American Historical Sites Expansion Deck.
For more information visit the National Park Service Website at:
http://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm
And the King Center website at
http://www.thekingcenter.org/
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