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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Poverty And Welfare ICOM–U.S. Celebrates Sites of Conscience Impact on Human Rights and Civic Engagement


Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the American Civil Rights Movement who fought against the system of racial segregation that was the way of life for most of the southern United States. Situated in the eastside Atlanta black community where Dr. King was raised, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site offers special events that draw visitors into conversations on issues of slavery, poverty and welfare, reparations, racial profiling and healing, and discrimination.

Learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site.
Poverty is a chronic lack of money, goods, or other necessities required for a minimal existence. Welfare refers to government policies intended to provide solutions to the problems of poverty, including homelessness, lack of medical care, care of the aged, etc.

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May 25, 2010 -The International Council of Museums–U.S. (ICOM-U.S.) awarded its 2010 International Service Citation to the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, recognizing the impact of Sites of Conscience in the museum field, and the Coalition’s leadership in museum-based international relations. read more