We strolled past The Atlanta Daily World Building — the oldest daily Black newspaper founded in 1928; the unofficial ‘mayor’ of Auburn Avenue John Wesley Dobbs’ statue, “Through His Eyes”; Rep. John Lewis’ mural; the Southern Christian Leadership Council offices where a lot of organizing was done back in the day; Ebenezer Baptist Church – Senator Raphael Warnock’s current congregation and that of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ; King’s and Coretta Scott King memorial, King’s first childhood home and museum (both of which I did not get to visit due to COVID restrictions), and the Behold Monument which commemorates the historic principles that guided the life and works of MLK Jr.

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