THE KING CENTER

COVID-19 Update
Here at the King Center, we value the health and safety of our visitors and staff. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Freedom Hall and The King Center Bookstore will be closed to the public beginning, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. We will remain closed through the end of the month. Out of concern for our staff and their families, all King Center employees will work remotely until April 2.

All of our events through April 15th are postponed. For up-to-date information, please follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We will also post here as updates become available.

Our Mission
We prepare global citizens to create a more just, humane and peaceful world using Dr. King’s nonviolent philosophy and methodology (Nonviolence365®).

The King Library and Archives in Atlanta is the largest repository of primary source materials on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement in the world. The collection consists of the papers of Dr. King and those of the organization he co-founded, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, as well as the records of 8 major civil rights organizations and of several individuals active in the Movement. The archives also include more than 200 oral history interviews with Dr. King’s teachers, friends, family and civil rights associates.