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The Martin Luther King Jr. historical site was to be closed during the holiday due to the government shutdown, but Delta granted $83,500 to re-open it
The National Parks Service announced that it would open Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park for over two weeks around the MLK holiday thanks to an $83,500 grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation. The Atlanta, Georgia park was previously closed because of the federal government shutdown, which has entered its fifth week, but the money from the Atlanta-based airline will open the various sites in the city's historic neighborhood including his childhood home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Fire Station No. 6, and a visitor center. Ed Bastian, the chief executive of Delta Air Lines, wrote in a statement on ... (full story)