President Barack Obama on Thursday announced that the city's A.G. Gaston Motel, along with two other civil rights sites in the South, are the latest monuments meant to commemorate King's birthday. Obama's presidency ends in just eight days. "These stories are part of our shared history," Obama said in a statement. "I have sought to build a more inclusive National Park System and ensure that our national parks, monuments and public lands are fully reflective of our nation's diverse history and culture." And the Reconstruction Era National Monument in coastal Beaufort County, South Carolina, will "tell the vibrant story of the robust community developed by freed former African American slaves in the Reconstruction Era South," according to the White House.

Source: CNN January 13, 2017 00:38 UTC