Sweet Auburn in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 8, 2012

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Marker

Inscription.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Photo 1 caption reads]
King and daughter Bernice

The community in which I was born was quite ordinary in terms of social status. No one...had attained any great wealth....It was a wholesome community....most of our neighbors were deeply religious.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
[Photo 2 caption reads]
King with children Martin III and Yolanda

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. series list.

Location. 33° 45.453′ N, 84° 22.395′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Sweet Auburn. It is on Irwin Street NE west of Boulevard NE, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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: Freedom Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Behold (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ebenezer Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Sweet Auburn Walk (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Training Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Heyday of Auburn Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ebenezer Baptist Church Heritage Sanctuary (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . . Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. (Submitted on April 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photo 1 on Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Flip Schulke/CORBIS, unknown

2. Photo 1 on Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS Marker

Photo 2 on Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, undated

3. Photo 2 on Martin Luther King, Jr. NHS Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 24, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.