Martin Luther King, Jr.

https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._National_Historical_Park The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park consists of several buildings in Atlanta, Georgia, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s boyhood home and the original Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King was baptized and both his father Martin Luther King Sr. and he were pastors. These places are critical to the interpretation of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy as a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park & Preservation District where a young boy grows up in a time of segregation. He was moved by destiny to lead the modern civil rights movement. This was Martin Luther King, Jr. Explore his roots, walk in his footsteps, visit the home of his birth, and where he played as a child. Hear his voice in the church where he changed the world. The park is accessible via public transportation and by car. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Visitor Center The visitor center is the place to stop for a brief orientation to the historic site, registration for a tour of Dr. King’s Birth Home , a tour of the featured exhibits “Courage to Lead”, and “Children of Courage”, viewing a short film and the nearest restrooms. The park is accessible by car and public transportation. The Visitor Center at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Visitor center and the "I Have a Dream" Internrational World Peace Rose The visitor center features an exhibit entitled "Courage To Lead". Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Birth Home of Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church The spiritual home of the King Family. Fire Station No. 6 Fire Station No. 6 The second Fire Station integrated in the City of Atlanta. The Tomb of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Tomb of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Tomb of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. rests on a brick island within a reflecting pool. Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Acts of Service and Kindness In April 2018, to honor Dr. King’s legacy and his commitment to service, the National Park Service will participate in a year-long social media campaign to encourage community service and acts of kindness. statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and blossoming cherry trees Martin Luther King, Jr.: From Youth to Leadership in Atlanta The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in Atlanta preserves the birth home and surrounding community where Dr. King was raised, and to which he later returned in the height of his activism. Martin Luther King, Jr. is best known nationally and internationally for his leadership in the American Civil Rights Movement and his efforts to further ideals of peace and economic equality. The Historic District preserves the first environment that influenced his direction. The shotgun houses are a row of single story dwellings with porches and small front yards. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom It was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time. An estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by planes, trains, cars, and buses from all over the country. B&W photo of crowds on mall from lincoln memorial Resurrection City “It was in our wallowing together in the mud of Resurrection City that we were allowed to hear, to feel, and to see each other for the first time in our American experience.” -Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. National Park Service Commemoration of the 19th Amendment In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment the National Park Service has developed a number of special programs. This includes online content, exhibits, and special events. The National Park Service’s Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems (CRGIS) announces the release of a story map that highlights some of these programs and provides information for the public to locate and participate. Opening slide of the 19th Amendment NPS Commemoration Story Map Regina P. Jones Underwood Brake Regina Jones-Brake's career with the National Park Service (NPS) began in 1976 with the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. Over the next 33 years, her love of American history compelled her to share untold stories as she advanced from park ranger to management assistant. Regina Jones-Underwood pictured outdoors in her NPS uniform. Judy Forte As a child growing up in the South during the 1950s and 1960s, Judy Forte’s life was heavily influenced by the US civil rights movement. She was only 11 years old when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Four decades later she became the first African American woman superintendent at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park—and she's not done yet. Close up of Judy Forte wearing her NPS ranger flat hat. The Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger Program Brings BSA Scouts and National Parks Together To connect more youth to their local communities, NPS created the Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger Program in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, which welcomes boys, girls, and young adults to participate. Through this program, BSA Scouts and Cub Scouts can earn award certificates and may also receive a patch. Learn more in this article. William Kai, a Cub Scout, holds up his Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger Certificate Award National Park Service HBCU Interns Present Projects, Network, and Bond at the Greening Youth Foundation’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia In July 2022, 40 interns gathered in-person at the Greening Youth Foundation’s annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first time since 2019. Over the five-day conference, the group listened to several career spotlights and student presentations; networked with fellow interns and speakers; and visited Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield and Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. Group of Greening Youth Foundation interns posed around big letters "HBCUI" Trails&Rails 2023 National Conference Current NPS Director Chuck Sams addresses attendees at the 2023 National Trails&Rails Operations Conference. A large group of people sit facing forward at tables arranged in a U shap Southern Christian Leadership Conference The SCLC was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church and advocated confrontation of segregation through civil dissent. From the beginning, the SCLC focused its efforts on citizenship schools and efforts to desegregate individual cities such as Albany, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and St. Augustine, Florida. It played key roles in the March on Washington in 1963 and the Selma Voting Rights Campaign and March to Montgomery in 1965. The SCLC also broadened martin luther king with people and protest signs behind him Shaping the System Under President Jimmy Carter President Jimmy Carter oversaw one of the largest growths in the National Park System. Explore some of the parks that are part of the legacy of the presidency of Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from January 20, 1977, to January 20, 1981. Historic photo of Jimmy Carter walking through a crowd at Harpers Ferry Staff Spotlight: Floyd Myers Meet Floyd Myers, who is the Chief of Business Development and Partnerships for the National Parks of New York Harbor. He was previously the acting Deputy Superintendent at Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and worked at several other parks before that, including the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Site, Booker T. Washington National Historic Site, and others. Floyd Myers in uniform Dr. King and the Brown Decisions Text of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in 1956 about school integration and the Brown v. Board decisions.

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Georgia National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior IIIM'UfllliM Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on Janand his personal encounter with Prime Min- ing became an issue in the presidential Negro Labor Council, the National Counthat moved King to write in 1964 his secin his book Where Do We Go From Here?, election when Democratic candidate John 1 cil of Churches, the National Catholic Con- ond book, Why We Can't Wait. Even as he published in 1967. uary 15,1929, at 501 Auburn Avenue in ister Jawaharlal Nehru and with Indian Atlanta, Georgia. His father was a Baptist teachings of non-violence strengthened his F. Kennedy expressed his concern to Mrs. ference, the American Jewish Council, explained why blacks could not wait, roadKing while Republican candidate Richard SNCC, SCLC, and other groups. On August blocks were clearly visible. The march from Even as he sought a resolution of his dilemminister, and his mother was a musician. resolve to use them in his quest for racial M. Nixon did not. His childhood was not especially eventful. justice. This resolve is set forth in his first 28, more than 250,000 people of every Selma to Montgomery in March 1965 to mas, King continued the task of supportHe grew up as the second of three children book, Stride Toward Freedom, an account race and creed marched on Washington. press for a voting rights bill was almost ing those who attempted to better their in a black neighborhood, attending all-black of the successful Montgomery bus boycott. In the next few years King intensified his The leaders met with President Kennedy stalled as the opposition gained strength. condition. In early spring of 1968 he went schools. At 19 he graduated in 1948 from By this time, moreover, some segments of to Memphis to assist the sanitation workdrive for equal rights, staging boycotts in \ and then several spoke to the assembled Morehouse College in Atlanta. Before he It was evident by 1958 that King's activiAlbany, Georgia, in 1961-62 and in Birming- crowds. King electrified the audience with the civil rights movement began to lose ers who were on strike. It was there that turned 27 he had earned two other degrees, ties in the movement to secure equal rights ham, Alabama, in the spring of 1963. There his now-famous "I Have a Dream" speech. confidence in non-violence as a means of he was fatally shot on a motel balcony on a BD from Crozer Theological Seminary achieving equality. Although the Voting interfered with his pastoral duties. He was were violent responses from parts of the April 4,1968. News of the assassination and a PhD in systematic theology from Bos- traveling constantly and his association with public as well as from the police, as homes "I have a dream that one day on the red Rights Act became law in 1965, King's set off several days of rioting in some ton University. such other leaders as A. Philip Randolph, and churches were bombed and civil rights hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and efforts the following year to fight discrimi- cities as millions in this nation and around Whitney Young, and Roy Wilkins required workers were murdered. Meanwhile, King" the sons of former slave owners will be able nation in Chicago were less than success- the world mourned his death. regular meetings. Consequently, in 1960, urged his followers to practice non-violence to sit down together at the table of brother- ful. The old tactics of boycotting, picketing, From the time that he and his bride, the King resigned his pastorate in Montgomas they committed acts of civil disobedi- hood . . . I have a dream that my four little and demonstrating were unfruitful. White former Coretta Scott, moved to MontKing was not only the most eloquent backlash and more subtle forms of discrim- spokesman for racial justice of this time; ence. King himself was arrested and jailed. children will one day live in a nation gomery, Alabama, to accept the pastorate ery, moved to Atlanta, and became presiof Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in 1954, dent of the Southern Christian Leadership When eight prominent white Birmingham where they will not be judged by the color ination immeasurably complicated the task. he was also the most successful. He raised of their skin, but by the content of their King was destined to play an important role Conference (SCLC), a new but rapidly grow- clergymen, in a statement called "An the discussion of human rights to a new Appeal for Law and Order and Common character. This is our hope. This is the faith In 1967 King surprised many observers by level, and he developed techniques and in the history of trie United States. The year ing civil rights organization committed to after he arrived in Montgomery, Rosa Parks non-violence. He also served as co-pastor Sense," criticized blacks for disobeying the that I go back to the South with. With this speaking out against the Vietnam War. He approaches that made activism in civil with h