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5 important civil rights history sites in Atlanta you should visit
Known as the “cradle of the civil rights movement,” Atlanta was the center of the movement from 1940 to 1970 and is still home today to many important civil rights history sites. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in the city and served as co-pastor with his father