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| At the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
where Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. served as pastor and
rose to national prominence in the civil rights movement
of the 1960's. The church is part of the Martin Luther King
National Historic Site. |
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Flag |
Seal |
| Website : www.georgia.gov |
 Capital : Atlanta |
 Highest point : Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet |
 Area : 59,441 square miles,
24th largest state |
 Population : 8,186,453
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto : Wisdom, justice,
and moderation |
 Admitted to
Union : January 2, 1788 |
 State Song : "Georgia on My Mind" |
 State Bird
: Brown Thrasher |
 State Flower : Cherokee Rose |
 State Tree : Live Oak |
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