The Delta Air Lines Foundation is honored to give the @natlparkservice a grant to reopen the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park on its most important weekend of the year.
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— Delta (@Delta) January 18, 2019
Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park will be open from January 19 to February 3rd in honor of Dr. King’s birthday thanks to a grant from Delta Airlines to the National Park Service. Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement that, “While [King’s] work in bringing people together can be felt worldwide, his influence is a constant presence in Delta’s hometown of Atlanta. Upon learning that the #governmentshutdown meant Dr. King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Fire Station No. 6 and the visitor center would be closed during the national holiday, we knew we had to take action. These historic landmarks represent the strength of our community and should always be made available for the public to enjoy.”
January 21, 2019 » government shutdown, Martin Luther King, National Park
