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A Great Leader is Born

A young boy grows up in a time of segregation…A dreamer is moved by destiny into leadership of the modern civil rights movement…This was Martin Luther King, Jr. Come hear his story, visit the home of his birth, and where he played as a child. Walk in his footsteps, and hear his voice in the church where he moved hearts and minds. Marvel at how he was an instrument for social change.

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Birth Home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Birth Home – A Child is Born

On January 15, 1929, a son was born to the Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. in an upstairs bedroom on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Listen to the sermons of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that stirred the conscience of a nation in the restored 1960s sanctuary.

Free at Last

Meditate on Dr. and Mrs. King’s lives as you visit their tomb, which rests on a brick island in the Reflecting Pool.

Ebenezer Baptist Church's most famous member, Martin Luther King, Jr., was baptized as a child in the church. After giving a trial sermon to the congregation at Ebenezer at the age of 19 Martin was ordained as a minister. In 1960 Dr. King, Jr. became a co-pastor of Ebenezer with his father.

evidence, artifacts & heirlooms

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Artifacts and Heirlooms of a nation's history

Martin Luther King Jr

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