Atlanta is the city that rose from the ashes of the Civil War to become the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Atlanta was completely destroyed after General Sherman’s Union troops march through Georgia in 1864. It was completely rebuilt in ten years after the war. The rebuilding of Atlanta was made possible with help of African Americans, the newly freed people that followed General Sherman’s troops into Atlanta. They pitched in and helped to rebuild the city. These ex-slaves eventually combined their talents with the newly educated Black population that attended one of the five Historically Black Colleges (HBCU’s).
In a segregated south they were able to prosper and build a storied community and street, that was named the “Richest Negro Street in the World”.

Tour Highlights: The Martin Luther King National Historic District, the Atlanta University Schools and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.