News Release

Return of Carter-King Exhibition

President Jimmy Carter signs legislation for the creation of park.

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

News Release Date: January 18, 2019

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Atlanta--One of the park's mosted popular exhibitions returns to the D.R.E.A.M. Gallery located inside of the visitor center at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park and highlights the peacemaking accomplishments of Georgia’s two great leaders of change, President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  This dynamic exhibition entitled “Georgia’s Global Peacemakers: The Carter and King Legacy” will re-open on January 19, 2019 and depicts the close bond between the Carter and King families through the years, and tells the story of the creation of the National Historic Site, now a National Historical Park.

“The leadership and vision for justice and equality of these men of conviction continues to improve the lives of people all over the world,” said Superintendent Judy Forte. “It’s our hope that this exhibit will continue to inspire the next generation of global peacemakers.”

The National Park Service partnered with the Carter Presidential Library and Museum and The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, best known as The King Center, to create this new exhibit, which reflects on the shared legacy President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.