For Immediate Release

April 4, 2018

Contact: Elise Durham
Director of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0085
elise.durham@atl.com  Andrew Gobeil
Deputy Director of Communications
(404) 227-2884
andy.gobeil@atl.com

Hartsfield-Jackson To Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights icon

ATLANTA - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) will host a special event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The event will feature performances by M.D. Roberts Middle School Fine Arts Magnet students; the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. from Morehouse College, King’s alma mater; and a special performance of King’s famous “I've Been to the Mountaintop” speech.

 

WHO:                         Michael Smith, Airport Deputy General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson

                                    Atlanta International Airport
                                    Stephon Ferguson, orator

                                    Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

 

WHAT:                       ATL to honor life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

WHEN:                       Thursday, April 5

                                    10 a.m.

 

WHERE:                    Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

                                    Domestic Terminal Atrium

                                    6000 N. Terminal Parkway

                                    Atlanta, GA 30320

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.

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