Atlanta - MLK Historic Site: King Center, The Martin Luther…

The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, 449 Auburn Avenue, was started by Coretta Scott King in the basement of the couple’s home in 1969, a year her husband’s assassination. In 1981, the center moved into Freedom Hall, a multimillion dollar facility at 499 Auburn Avenue, designed by Bond and Ryder. The Grand Foyer includes quotation posters bearing Dr. King’s image and words and a range of permanent and temporary exhibits, including “Freedom and Justice,” a relief sculpture presented to The King Center by Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia on behalf of the people of Zambia. The second floor houses a Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. Exhibit, the Rosa Parks Room, the Gandhi Room, and a replica of the Nobel Prize for Peace. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, an area of about 2 blocks around Auburn Avenue, was established by the National Park Service (NPS) on October 10, 1980. The historic site includes King

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