Most civil rights memorials celebrate victories. Albany, Georgia is different. Unlike Montgomery or Greensboro, there was no triumph here. As visitors learn at the Albany Civil Rights Institute, this is the city where Martin Luther King Jr. lost. He couldn’t even manage to stay in jail. But his failure in 1961 to integrate this southwest Georgia city played […]
Airport honors Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis In the South, there’s a popular saying: Whether you’re going to heaven or hell, you’re going through Atlanta. Indeed, as the world’s busiest passenger airport, it’s hard to avoid Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL). But here’s something most people don’t know about the hub, it’s also a place […]
No location is so closely linked to Martin Luther King Jr. as his hometown, Atlanta. and most civil rights road trips inevitably will find their way to the city. Given its history and unofficial status as capital of the South, a traveler will find much to see here, starting with a walking tour of Atlanta’s […]