Atlanta Falcons proprietor donates thousands and thousands to civil rights museum – 41NBC Information

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ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons billionaire donated $ 17 million to help expand a civil rights museum.

Arthur Blank’s Family Foundation announced the gift to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on Thursday.

The vast majority of the money will fund a new three-story west wing at the museum in downtown Atlanta. The room will contain space to educate visitors about lynching.

The remaining $ 2 million will be used to fund stories and other projects that combine the history of racial injustice with current challenges. Blank co-founded Home Depot Inc. He bought the Falcons in 2002 and also owns the Atlanta United soccer team.

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