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seats and excellent views from top floors. The in-house
Whiskey Park
club attracts
scenesters on the weekends.
This place caters mostly to a corporate crowd which means rates soar midweek but
you can score great deals on the weekends.
Stonehurst Place
B&B$$$
$$$
( 404-881-0722;
www.stonehurstplace.com
;
923 Piedmont Ave NE; r $159-399; )
Built in 1896 by the Hinman family, this elegant B&B has all the modern amenities one
could ask for, is fully updated with eco-friendly water treatment and heating systems, and
has original Warhol illustrations on the wall. Well located, it's an exceptional choice if
you have the budget.
Loews Atlanta
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 404-745-5000;
www.loewshotels.com
;
1065 Peachtree St; r from $269; )
Smart and
modern, arguably Atlanta's finest luxury hotel is part of the Loews chain and offers all
the over-the-top comforts in the heart of Midtown. The attached
Exhale Spa
will soothe
your weary heart after board meetings and its art collection adds some flair.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR: A CIVIL RIGHTS GIANT
Martin Luther King Jr, the quintessential figure of the American Civil Rights move-
ment and arguably America's greatest leader, was born in 1929, the son of an At-
lanta preacher and choir leader. His lineage was significant not only because he fol-
lowed his father to the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church, but also because his
political speeches rang out with a preacher's inflections.
In 1955 King led the year-long 'bus boycott' in Montgomery, AL, which resulted in
the US Supreme Court removing laws that enforced segregated buses. From this
successful beginning King emerged as an inspiring moral voice.
His nonviolent approach to racial equality and peace, which he borrowed from
Gandhi and used as a potent weapon against hate, segregation and racially motiv-
ated violence - a Southern epidemic at the time - makes his death all the more
tragic. He was assassinated on a Memphis hotel balcony in 1968, four years after
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and five years after giving his legendary 'I Have a
Dream' speech in Washington, DC.
King remains one of the most recognized and respected figures of the 20th cen-
tury. Over 10 years he led a movement that essentially ended a system of statutory
