The Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, located in Plains, Georgia, preserves sites associated with James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr. (born 1924), 39th President of the United States. These include his residence, boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election. The building which used to be Plains High School (opened in 1921 Read More
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Martin Luther King’s Birth Home, Atlanta, Georgia
Martin Luther King‘s Birth Home is located at 501 Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn historic district. Built in 1895, it sits about a block east of Ebenezer Baptist Church. King’s maternal grandparents, Reverend Adam Daniel (A.D.) Williams, who was pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, and his wife, Jennie Williams, bought the house for Read More