Martin Luther King Jr s Last Home Is Sold to the National Park Foundation The New York Times
Table Of Content Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Home Is Sold to the National Park Foundation Birth Home Tours Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park The King Family Home The King Birth Home is located at 501 Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn Historic District. In 1926, when King's father married Alberta Williams, the couple moved into the house, where King Jr. was born in 1929. Speakers have included presidents of the United States, national and local politicians, and civil rights leaders. Remembrances are also held during Black History Month (February), and on the anniversary of King's April 4, 1968, assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Due to temporary closure of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Home Is Sold to the National Park Foundation Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta at this home of his maternal grandparents, A.D. When Martin Luther King, Sr. married Alberta Williams, the King family moved into the house on Auburn Ave