Today we returned to the Old Fourth Ward, just around the
corner from where we watched the historic mid-term elections, to visit the
Martin Luther King National Historic Park. The park is dedicated to the work
done by MLK to end segregation in the south and features museum displays and a
collection of historical buildings including MLKs birth home, which we toured.
Much of the neighborhood where MLK was born and raised is now owned by the
National Park Service so you can see and feel what 1960s Atlanta was all about.
Pretty cool.
We paid a visit to the tomb of MLK and Coretta Scott King.
The tomb sits in a river of clear blue water and gives a powerful, yet serene
environment to reflect on the achievements of this great man. The aftershock of
Stacy Abram’s electoral “defeat” still shaking our hearts and minds brought MLK’s
DREAM of an equal America into a harsh focus for us both. It was a powerful
reminder of how much remains to be done.
In the corner, we met David, who sang us a song to sooth our
souls.
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| Found along the way on to visit MLK memorial |
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