
Civil Rights Tours Draw in New Generations
The current political landscape is inspiring more people from the U.S. and abroad to visit the sites where the civil rights movement made history. READ

Follow in the footsteps of civil rights icons
There is no denying that Atlanta is steeped in history. As the cradle for the civil rights movement, the city was home to leaders who

Smooth Traveler: Atlanta’s footsteps of MLK
April 4, 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis. The single shot did not erase the

‘Jesus Junior’? ‘Not a perfect person’? Finding the real MLK in 2018
More than three decades after Melba Pattillo Beals met Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and long after King’s death in 1968, she faced a stunning

Riding Along Toyota's Black History Tour
Last February, Toyota conducted a Black History Tour. As a child of the 1960s, and witness to riots in Baltimore after the assassination of Dr.

Civil rights tourism sees more demand and destinations
Tom Houck leaned toward a window at the front of his coach bus and pointed to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta: Other historic sites
The life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is entwined with the city of Atlanta. King’s birthplace, his home church and a cultural center

Atlanta: Crossroads of the World
Atlanta International Airport has been the world’s busiest hub since 1998, with 100 million passengers going through its terminals each year, connecting the city to