Crime & Justice

Bystanders Stop Woman Torching Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta Birth Home

CLOSE CALL

She had already poured gasoline on the property when people intervened, police said.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

The house where Martin Luther King Jr. was born is located in the Sweet Auburn neighbourhood of Atlanta a few blocks away from the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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