An extension of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system, the Auburn Avenue Research Library houses more than 35,000 books and 600 manuscripts,  along with artifacts, recordings, oral histories, periodicals, photographs and other items, that chronicle African American history, in particularly Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood. Literary holdings include pieces by Harlem Renaissance writers. The library is home [...]

In the courtyard in front of Freedom Hall, on a circular brick pad in the middle of the rectangular Meditation Pool, is Dr. King’s white-marble tomb; the inscription reads; free at last! Nearby, an eternal flame burns. A chapel of all faiths sits at one end of the reflecting pool. Martin Luther King Jr. Burial [...]

The Ebenezer Baptist Church was the backbone of the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott “the first locally-initiated mass protest against racial discrimination”an event that propelled Martin Luther King, Jr., into the national spotlight . The church became the spiritual center of civil rights activists when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served as senior pastor in the [...]

Located in the heart of Downtown Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a tribute to the Atlanta’s most famous native son, encompasses three important landmarks: King’s childhood home, pastorate (the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church) and burial site. The National Park Service also operates a visitor center, which  offers a complete [...]