Helping Hands mural
attraction
Civil rights icons’ hands lift four young students toward school in Muhammad Yungai’s Atlanta University Center mural.
Description
Set on the exterior of the Robert W. Woodruff Library facing Parsons Street, the installation came together through the citywide Off the Wall initiative organized by WonderRoot and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee. The tribute honors prominent African American activists and civil rights pioneers, specifically highlighting Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Ella Baker, Alonzo Herndon, Congressman John Lewis, Stacey Abrams, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
