In 1968, Coretta Scott King founded the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Change after her husband’s death. Tuesday marked 50 years since its founding.
The King Center hosted a celebration to honor Coretta and celebrate its birthday. Atlantans came to eat cake, dance to music and see special performances by local musicians and poets later Tuesday evening.
The center also set up a couple voting booths encouraging people to register and vote in the upcoming elections.
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