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A collection of more than 600 papers, speeches and documents from Dr. Martin Luther King will go on display in Atlanta today, his 78th birthday, for the first time in history.

The exhibit - a partial display of more than 10,000 King papers and books that Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin helped privately acquire for $32 million last summer from Sotheby's auction house - will be open at the Atlanta History Center until May 13 and includes an early draft of King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech.

"Atlanta is really embracing its own history by embracing Dr. King and his legacy," Franklin said, according to the AP. "People will see the papers and be able to relate to them and experience the movement through Dr. King's eyes and through his words."

After the exhibit, all the papers will be housed at the Robert W. Woodruff Library on the campus of the Atlanta University Center, which includes Morehouse College. For MORE, click HERE.



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