I am still moving (slowly) on my quest to visit and photograph as many of the 428 Natiional Park Units as I can. I visited Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park on my return from Florida. I was able to share this park experience with Billy and Debbie Swain, old friends from Williamsburg days who now live in Atlanta (sort of). The park is not far from downtown Atlanta, just a bit east. In addition to the church he served and the fire hall where many other important events occurred, there is a large memorial (no photos allowed), a museum, VC and several homes, including Dr. King’s on at least two long blocks around the park. His home was not open, being renovated now but we got to peek in one that is used as a bookstore. There were four or five owned by the NP Service that have been restored but not open yet. The street is an interesting mix of private homes and park units and the area is a very nice one with many small, frame homes from the era. The museum is small and it was a bit dark as most of the exhibits were on screens to watch events.
I had to reach over a tall metal fence so this is the best I could do of Dr KIng’s home.
The critical church was a whirlwind of activity.
His casket was pulled in this old plantation era wagon.
There were several life sized statues portrayed as walking on one of the many marches. You could walk among them. Moving spot.