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Its administrative offices are located in Freedom Hall on the campus of King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. It has licensed the use of Dr. King's words and image for various projects, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, [4] a 2001 Alcatel commercial, [5] [6] [7] and a 2018 Super Bowl commercial for Ram pickup trucks. [8]
In 2019, the National Park Foundation purchased the Life Home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunset Avenue, where the family moved in 1965, from the estate of Coretta Scott King and transferred it to the National Park Service for restoration before it is opened to the public as an expansion of the National Historic Park. [4]
The statue is made of bronze and rests atop a granite pedestal with the initials "MLK" engraved on its front in gold. The statue itself stands 8 feet (2.4 m), with the pedestal adding an additional 3 feet (0.91 m) to the monument. [14] The statue faces east, overlooking Liberty Plaza and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. [1]
King Memorial is an elevated subway station in Atlanta, Georgia, serving the Blue and Green Lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is named for Martin Luther King Jr. whose church and burial place are nearby. [ 3 ]
The bronze bust on a granite base is the first memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in Savannah. [20] In 2010, a statue of Martin Luther King Jr., sculpted by Zenos Frudakis, was installed in the Martin Luther King Memorial Park adjacent to the J. Lewis Crozer Library in Chester, Pennsylvania. The statue is 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and 685 pounds ...
From 1957 to 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled 6 million miles, gave over 2,500 speeches and wrote five books. King was the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize . Dr.
Jct. of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. and Ashby St., Atlanta, Georgia Coordinates 33°45′36″N 84°25′16″W / 33.76000°N 84.42111°W / 33.76000; -84
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