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via CNN:
If you are planning your vacation in the near future….Consider the many landmarks across the country played an important park in the life
of Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia
Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church is one of Atlanta’s most cherished sites.
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Georgia’s busy capital city is King’s birthplace and his final resting place. As such, it probably has the biggest claim on his legacy and MLK-related sites.
Memphis, Tennessee:
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The nation was deep in turmoil and scarred by violence when King came to Memphis in March 1968 in support of striking sanitation workers.
King and his group were booked at the Lorraine Motel, a safe and welcoming place to stay for black travelers at the time. On April 4, King was standing on the balcony outside of room 306 when he was shot and killed.
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