KING, Martin Luther Jr Memorial (scheduled for 2010) on the NW side of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. by Lei Yixin located in James M. Goode's Potomac Park area

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. A Baptist minister by training, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, raising public consciousness of the civil rights movement and establishing King as one of the greatest orators in American history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.

King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Martin Luther King Day was established as a national holiday in the United States in 1986. Source: Wikipedia

AT THIS SITE
WILL BE ERECTED
THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
MEMORIAL

THE MEMORIAL WILL EMBODY THE MAN, THE MOVEMENT,
AND THE MESSAGE. IT WILL HONOR THIS 20TH CENTURY
VISIONARY WHO BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGE THROUGH THE
PRINCIPLES OF NONVIOLENCE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL.
IT WILL BE A MEMORIAL SYMBOLIZING PROMISE
AND HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC.
IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS MEMORIAL
DEDICATED BY
ADRIAN L. WALLACE
GENERAL PRESIDENT
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC

JOHN H. CARTER
PROJECT MANAGER
THE WASHINGTON D.C. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL PROJECT FOUNDATION, INC.

WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
PRESIDENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DECEMBER 4, 2000

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 499 Item #11.09; Potomac Park area)
Medium: Granite
Artist: Lei Yixin
Related subjects: Civil Rights; Martin Luther King Jr
Location: Independence Ave & West Basin Dr SW Washington, D.C.
See Potomac Park areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Smithsonian(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #1180 )

Links & other sources
ADC Greater Washington, DC Street Map Book (178)
MLKMemorial.com
Post article on the King memorial (11/14/06)
Post article on the King memorial (11/12/06)

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