PHOTOS: Atlanta unveils newest Martin Luther King Jr. statue

Martin Luther King Jr.

Inspired directly by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” a new statue unveiled Saturday at a Vine City park will be at least the fourth full-sized King statue in Atlanta.

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The “I’ve Been To the Mountain Top” statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled in Rodney Cook Sr. Peace Park in Atlanta on Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Ben Gray / Ben@BenGray.com)

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