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First African Baptist Church, Dublin's oldest Black congregation, is where teenage Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his first public speech in 1944. A monument park now marks the spot many call where the dream began.
Historical Marker
Where the Dream Began
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About this site
Where the Dream Began is a historical marker in Dublin, Laurens County. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Laurens County, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.5356, -82.9068 near Dublin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s First Public Speech (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First African Baptist Church, Carnegie Library, and Captain Hardy Smith House.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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