It was an informative tour. Totof and I went to Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site at Atlanta yesterday. We had some knowledge on American Segregation a
nd Dr. Martin Luther King (due to the holiday) before we visited the historic site. But, we did not have a big picture of the histories and the non-violent protests.My sister highly recommended us to spend some time there before we took off. We were supposed to visit the historic site on Sunday. But we did not go due to the gloomy and windy weather. (we wanted to visit the historic site and Centennial Park together.) It was a good decision to visit the historic site on Monday. Not too many people. The site was quiet. The historic site was huge. Based on the parking lot size, I assumed this site was quite popular during the holidays. We saw Gandhi's statue there. We did not know why at that time. We entered the main exhibit hall. We wanted to take a tour. But, since we could not stay there long, we decided to pass the chance of the tour on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. birth place.
Many small sections in the main exhibit hall. Each section has a TV and the TV is surrounded by relevant posters. The videos on TV are informative. We spent 10 min at each section on average. I felt emotional when I saw those videos. The colored people signs and vivid execution pictures made me shacked. With various emotions: anger, sympathy, and surprise.
We heard there was going to be a 30 min video on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and we decided to go. The video was well done. The message from the video was clear. We were glad we went there. The video briefed the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his vision: all men regardless of skin color should be equal and free. The video contained some Dr. King's speeches. I liked the one presented in front of the Washington Memorial Hall the most (I have a dream speech). The mountain side speech was also touchy. I looked up to Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. after this visit.
