J IMMY CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CENTER Carter Presidential Center. (BeIow) Grounds and walkways 可 the P s e れ記 Center and L 市 ra リ . (Right) The 能 t い e ⅲれ g 可 the Carter prlvate C1t1zens. the support Of corporations and betterment of social ills has gained Carter's Atlanta Project for the Task Force for Child Survival. Mr. the Center houses the offices Of the cerned with SOCial inequalities, and people. Carter has long been con- handmade gifts from the American Mrs. Carter, including treasured contains personal effects Of ⅳ lr. and White House. The Center also Office is like stepping into the Center ・ lts replica of the Oval retained in the Carter Presidential president, J immy Carter, are ementos Of the country's 39th

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GOVERNOR'S MANSION Georgia Governor's Mansion, with the architecture Of the house. The pan- the Buckhead area, is an elegant exam- eled library contains writings of Georgia ple of Greek Revival styling, fronted by 30 authors, including Joel Chandler Harris, white Doric columns for a truly classical Erskine Caldwell and Carson McCullers. look. Set on 18 acres on a gentle rise of land There are facilities for family entertaining or and landsc 叩 ed with typical Georgian flair official state dinners, as well as a for trees, shrubs and masses of colorful flow- Presidential suite tO accommodate visiting ers, this home is a visual delight. The dignitaries. interior is furnished with a fine collection Of 19th century classical items in harmony The Governor's Mansion, a study ⅲ classic S outhern elegance.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CENTER e never held political office nor bore for distinguished civil rights activities; the arms. Yet Martin Luther King, Jr. , gave Nobel Peace Prize, which he received in America a SOCial conscience left a lega- 1964 ; and the Presidential Medal of cy 0f justice, brotherly love and peace. Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the Basing his philosophy on the teachings of United States, which President Carter Mahatma Ghandi—civil rights through awarded King posthumously in 1977. King's nonviolent means—King influenced every life and writings, especially his famous 当 cu lture and class. He was marching for the have a dream speech, continue tO inspire rights Of sanitation workers in Memphis in those who work for peace, freedom, and the 1968 when his life was ended by an assassin s rights of all. bullet. Shock and outrage swept the country. The Martin Luther King, Jr ・ Center embraces the neighborhood of the King family, King's grave, before which burns an eternal flame, and Ebenezer Baptist Church, where three generations Of his family served as pastor. There is alSO a museum Of phOtOS and mementos of King's life, including a dis- play of three medals: the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, awarded to King in 1957 H Tomb of Martin Luther れ g , Jr. , set ⅲ Me 取面れ Pool. 0 県瑁、謝、 \C.