Dr Martin L King, Jr Monument Park, Dublin GA

06/13/2026

As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, this latest 41NBC US250 article highlights a significant moment in Dublin’s history…Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first speech in Dublin, Georgia at First African Baptist Church, and the legacy honored today at MLK Monument Park.

Thanks 41NBC / WMGT for sharing this important chapter of Dublin’s place in the American story. 🇺🇸

GEORGIA’S AMERICAN JOURNEY: First African Baptist Church in Dublin (Find the link below 👇 in the first comment!)

06/10/2026

Learn the history. Commemorate the moment.

Leadership Georgia visited Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Park and captured this awesome selfie of everyone who attended using Visit Dublin GA’s selfie station.

Just set your phone on the stand, set a timer, and capture your moment in history.

Have a large group and want to learn more about Martin Luther King Jr.’s trip to Dublin and more Civil Rights history? Call us to plan your trip to Dublin for One Day: Dublin’s Civil Rights Experience, an interactive reader’s theatre hosted at First African Baptist Church, the very church where 15 year old King gave his first public speech.

04/17/2026

82 years ago today, a young man started his journey to become one of the greatest and most well known civil rights leaders with a speech at The Historic First African Baptist Church of Dublin, GA.

03/04/2026

💚 A touch of green to welcome you to Dublin.

The ribbons now adorning MLK Park, a space honoring Dr. King’s first public speech, beautifully mark the gateway into Downtown Dublin as we prepare for Dublin St. Patrick's season!

DYK? Each green ribbon purchased helps support TLC CASA, which trains and empowers volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in Middle Georgia.

History, heart, a hint of Irish charm, and a warm welcome!🍀

02/11/2026

What a lovely day it was to explore Dublin GA Civil Rights history!

✨Good People Dream Here✨

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our One Day: Dublin’s Civil Rights Experience this weekend. If you missed out on this month’s experience, you can catch the next one on Saturday, April 18th!

https://visitdublinga.org/event/one-day-dublins-civil-rights-experience/2026-04-18/

And another thank you to our locals for showing our special guests from Explore Georgia a good time in Dublin GA! They were only in town for less than 48 hours, but we packed those hours with as much Dublin fun as we could.

01/29/2026

Celebrate history at the First African Baptist Church in Downtown Dublin GA!

Be a part of the crowd learning about Civil Rights history in Dublin GA, including Martin Luther King, Jr.’s first public speech, during One Day: Dublin’s Civil Rights Experience on February 7th at 10 AM.

https://visitdublinga.org/event/one-day-dublins-civil-rights-experience/2026-02-07/

Want to dive in even more? Join the Carnegie Lecture Series’s next installment, the Life and Times of Hub Dudley with Carl Pearson & Wallace Miller at Dublin’s Historic Carnegie building on February 5th at 5:30 PM.

https://visitdublinga.org/event/dublin-carnegie-events/

01/19/2026

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

Celebrate the legacy of this great Civil Rights leader in the place where his dream began. The quote in the graphic is from The Negro and the Constitution, which was the first public speech given by King in Dublin’s First African Baptist Church.

To view the speech in its entirety, take a pit stop at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Park, located across the street from the very place 15 year old King gave his first speech.

01/12/2026

Learn about Martin Luther King, Jr., Hub Dudley, and the Civil Rights era in Dublin GA through this one-of-a-kind event!

Civil rights history lives in Downtown Dublin GA!

As merely a 15 year old child, Martin Luther King, Jr. left his mark on Dublin GA by delivering his first public speech at a speech competition hosted in our First African Baptist Church. You can join us at that same church on Saturday, February 7th for One Day: Dublin’s Civil Rights Experience, a one-of-kind-event where we explore this story and others from Dublin during the civil rights era through audience participation.

More info and ticket link is found in the link ⬇️

https://visitdublinga.org/event/one-day-dublins-civil-rights-experience/

For those who want an outside perspective on our event and other ways to explore Georgia’s civil rights trail, dive into the Explore Georgia blog below ⬇️

https://exploregeorgia.org/things-to-do/article/in-the-footsteps-of-giants-the-us-civil-rights-trail-in-georgia

01/09/2026

Join the celebration of Dr. King’s legacy in Downtown Dublin!

✨Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. in Downtown Dublin GA!✨

March alongside or bring a lawn chair and watch as beautifully decorated floats, marching bands, dancers, and more walk and ride through the heart of Downtown Dublin during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade on January 17th!

https://visitdublinga.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-parade/

12/19/2025

…and the dream continues.

The remarkable story of MLK’s first speech at the pulpit of The Historic First African Baptist Church of Dublin, GA is highlighted in Explore Georgia’s 2026 Travel Guide among other historic sites. See more on page 100.

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