50th Historic Celebration of Atlanta's Civil Rights Dream and Opportunities

50th Anniversary
of Dreams and Opportunity

Community rallies around the Historic Revitalization of the Civil Rights
District

Atlantic
Station-Millennium Gate Museum - 395 17th Street NW

Our History and Future - Personal Growth and Community Development 

                             
For the first time in over 50 years a bridge of communication,
clarity and wisdom will be built between some of Atlanta’s greatest human and
civil rights leaders and our leaders of today. The past will serve as a
foundation for the future of Martin Luther King Drive Jr. and the high potential
communities of West Atlanta.The creation of a Historical Connection of Generations and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Community Improvement District initiative will occur on Saturday, October 19 @ 9:45 am and Thursday, October 24 @ 10 – 4 p.m. 

 The
families of Mayor Maynard Jackson, Dorothy Bolden, Ralph David Abernathy,
Julian Bond, Joseph E. Boone, James Horton, General Larry Platt, W.E.B. DuBois,
Martin Luther King Jr, and Dr. Gloria Wright will be honored.  “The greatness and beauty of the history surrounding
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is only eclipsed, by the brilliance of our past
leaders that energizes our sustainability and growth”, says Rodney Mullins leader
of the West Atlanta Community Improvement District and the Atlanta West
Chamber.

The solution sessions will address concepts for entrepreneurship, career growth, education, economics and mental health.  The celebration will mark the launch of a full-scale effort to create the West
Atlanta Community Improvement District. 
The designation would create an entity specifically designated by the
State of Georgia to upgrade safety, code enforcement, education, economic
development and the environment around Martin Luther King Jr.’s former home.

Our nation’s most effective
leaders and foot soldiers in the Human and Civil Rights Struggle will convene
this summit to address solutions in the areas of: Mental/Physical Health,
Economics, Education and Entrepreneurship for Americas and Atlanta’s most
challenging neighborhoods. 

This monumental occasion
will serve as the First Annual Reunion of Leaders and Unsung Heroes of the
Human and Civil Rights Movement. A historical tie-in will link the ‘Dream
Speech’ to the many other organizations and people that made the speech a
poignant segment of our Atlanta and American history.   The Human Rights Achievements of United Nations
Day will also be acknowledged during the sessions.

The Community Improvement District and Beautification
efforts will include the 50th anniversary and sustaining the
dream.  Plans will be discussed to make
the Civil Rights District a destination point for residents, businesses and visitors
that would like to understand the over 70 historical landmarks around West
Atlanta and the home of Martin Luther King. 
New Economic concepts will be developed around the preservation of this
rich historical district. Friends of Improvement are Georgia
Power, D &R Automotive, Level Construction, Lawson Tax, ESQ
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Contact: rodmullins@atlwestup.com  Phone Number: 404.410.2944        202.549.2051