Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
by Emmy Vickers
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered
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Emmy Vickers
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Photograph - Photography
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembered,
As so many of us know, Dr. King dreamed of a world with equality for all mankind. Today, his dream lives on for millions around the world. And we are so blessed to have a memorial in his honor that we can visit at any time. Martin Luther King, Jr's memorial is located downtown Washington DC. Open to the public, this National Mall cement structured monument is the fourth to honor a non-president and the first to honor a man of color.
This memorial was designed as a lasting tribute to Dr. King's legacy and will forever serve as a monument to the freedom, opportunity and justice for which he stood.
The Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a must-see on any trip to the nation's capital. The memorial is situated on a four-acre site along the Tidal Basin, adjacent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and sharing a direct line of sight between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
The centerpiece of the memorial is a 30-foot statue of Dr. King. His likeness is carved into the Stone of Hope, which emerges powerfully from two large boulders. The two boulders, which started as one, represent the Mountain of Despair. The boulders are split in half to give way to the Stone of Hope, which appears to have been thrust forward toward the horizon in a great monolithic struggle. The Stone of Hope and the Mountain of Despair together represent the soul-stirring words from Dr. King's history-making "I Have a Dream" speech. On the visible side of the Stone of Hope, the text from King's famed 1963 speech is cut sharply into the rock: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." Every visitor enters through the Mountain of Despair and tours the memorial as if moving through the struggle that Dr. King faced during his life. Visitors end in the open freedom of the plaza. The solitary Stone of Hope stands proudly in the plaza, where the civil rights leader gazes over the Tidal Basin toward the horizon, forever encouraging all citizens to strive for justice and equality. - See more at: http://washington.org/article/martin-luther-king-jr-memorial#sthash.2HfxJS70. Emmy Vickers,
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