Asheboro Community in Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Main Marker
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Wilbur Lee Mapp
1994
[ Main Marker ]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned to speak at Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro (a few blocks from here) on April 4, 1968. He canceled his visit to Greensboro to remain in Memphis where he was assassinated on that day.
[ Marker on Back ]
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Hatred Confuses Life, Love Harmonizes It.
Hatred Darkens Life, And Love Illumines It.
--- Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr.
Erected 1994.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion) Church, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1968.
Location. 36° 3.83′ N, 79° 47.173′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is in Asheboro Community. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Drive and E Bragg Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Junior Drive. Touch for map. Marker is
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Albion W. Tourgιe (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Magnolia House Motel (approx. Ό mile away); Confederate Cabinet (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Carolina Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cigar Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Piedmont Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
3. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 31, 2012
4. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,290 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
