Where is the martin luther king memorial
Martin Luther King Memorial ~ Washington DC
a young boy growing up in a time of
segregation a devout Baptist minister
who sought to turn the other cheek a
dreamer moved by destiny into leadership
of the modern civil rights movement this
was Martin Luther King jr. dr. King
combated segregation and racism still
prevalent in America in the mid 20th
century insisting always on nonviolent
methods to achieve his goals he soon
became a national icon of progressive
American ideals in Washington DC on the
National Mall the Martin Luther King jr.
memorial is a fitting tribute to dr.
King's leadership in the civil rights
movement
dr. king's drive to move America toward
the ideals of freedom and equality
culminated in the 1963 march on
Washington from the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial dr. King imagined an end to
racial inequality in his I have a dream
speech a speech held as one of the
greatest pieces of American oratory ever
to be spoken I have a dream he said that
my four little children will one day
live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of their character heavily
influenced by Abraham Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation and Thomas
Jefferson's declaration that all men
were created equal Martin Luther King
jr. gave the nation a vision for
unparalleled liberty and equality the
design of the monument is taken from dr.
King's very words out of the mountain of
despair a stone of hope to visit this
monument means to literally pass through
the mountain of despair on the way to
the storm of Hope where Martin Luther
King jr. stands as a beacon nearby
excerpts from his sermons and speeches
are featured on the 450 foot inscription
wall
at the Martin Luther King jr. National
Historic Site in Atlanta Georgia you can
visit the home of his birth and where he
played as a child you can walk in his
footsteps and hear his voice in the
church where he moved hearts and minds
you can marvel at how he was an
instrument for social change and you can
visit the tomb where this great man was
laid to rest on April 4th 1968 Martin
Luther King jr. was assassinated
but his immortal words
have carried long
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