International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, Atlanta GA

Located just outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame honors civil rights pioneers from around the world with granite and bronze footprints. The prints are created using shoes that have been contributed by the inductees. Inside the National Historic Site there is a permanent display with biographies and photos of all inductees. Future plans for the donated shoes include an exhibit at a Macy’s in Atlanta as well as a national traveling exhibit.

The 2006 group of inductees include: Reverend James Orange; Lena Horne; Reverend Joseph E. Boone; Desmond Tutu, Archbishop; John E. Jacob; Bernard Parks; Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr; Stevie Wonder; Xernona Clayton and Reverend William Holmes Borders.   

Footprints from previous years include: Ralph E. McGill, Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth, Ted Turner, Harry Belafonte, Judge Elbert P. Tuttle, Sr., Nancy Wilson, Henry Aaron, Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Dick Gregory, Mayor Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., and Reverend Addie L. Wyatt (2005 inductees). Reverend Joseph E. Lowery; Justice Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Frank M. Johnson, President Lyndon Baines Johnson, John Lewis, Evelyn G. Lowery, Hosea Williams, Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., Dorothy Height, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Julian Bond, President Jimmy Carter, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Medgar Evers, Juanita J. Abernathy, and Ambassador Andrew Young were placed at the site in 2004. Be sure to check out the virtual tour. 

International Civil Rights Walk of Fame450 Auburn Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30312 USA
404-331 5190; 404-331-6922 (phone)
Website: http://www.nps.gov/malu/
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