National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis along with members of the Carter and King families will unveil a new exhibit April 18 that highlights the peacemaking accomplishments of Georgia’s two great leaders of change, President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The exhibit entitled “Georgia’s Global Peacemakers: The Carter and King Legacy” will be featured in the D.R.E.A.M. Gallery at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site for one year. It 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.
The public is invited to a free opening ceremony on April 18 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. It will be attended by Carter and King family members, as well as a group of local 4th grade students engaged in President Obama’s Every Kid in a Park initiative.
Remarks will be given by Director Jarvis, Dr. King’s eldest son, Martin L. King III, Dr. King’s granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, and President Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter. Director Jarvis will distribute Every Kid in a Park passes to the 4th graders in attendance, encouraging them and their families to visit their public lands and become stewards of national parks, such as the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site.
Every Kid in a Park (EveryKidInaPark.gov) grants every 4th grader and their family in the United States free entrance to national parks and other federal public lands, helping young minds to connect to their public lands and continue the ethic of preservation and civility demonstrated by President Carter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
