President Biden arrives in Atlanta ahead of MLK Day

ATLANTA, Geor. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - President Biden arrived in Atlanta on Sunday. He will become the first sitting American President to speak at a Sunday service at Martin Luther King Jr.'s church.

Marking the national holiday celebrating the slain civil rights leader, the President will deliver a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church at the invitation of its pastor, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia.

Sunday would have been King's 94th birthday.

He was assassinated at age 39 in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, by avowed segregationist James Earl Ray.

King was pastor of Ebenezer Church from 1960 until his death.

Many presidents, including Mr. Biden, have visited Ebenezer to honor king, usually during events around the time of his birthday.

However, as of Sunday, President Biden would become the first to speak from the pulpit at a regular morning service.

The President is also seeking to bolster support among African-Americans ahead of an expected run for re-election in 2024.