Take a Vacation with History in Atlanta
For those who choose a staycation around the subject of contemporary Atlanta history, there is
Martin Luther King Jr. was many things to many people: minister, activist, visionary.
But Tom Houck, former personal assistant and driver for King, saw a side that was often unseen.
In his first visit to Penn State on Jan. 18 as part of the university’s MLK Commemoration Week, Houck shared his behind-the-scenes story highlighting the commemoration’s theme of “When Silence Becomes Betrayal” with a crowd of students, faculty, staff and community members at Foster Auditorium.
Read more at: http://news.psu.edu/story/446638/2017/01/20/did-dream-die-or-did-it-endure
For those who choose a staycation around the subject of contemporary Atlanta history, there is
Driving change! Civil rights tour guide Tom Houck was the personal driver of the King
What do Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom
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