Just days away from Martin Luther King day and the U.S. Department of Interior has confirmed that the quote carved into the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington DC will be changed. In case you don’t remember, Â many people complained about the quote when it was first revealed in August because the quote was taken out of context. More details after the jump… Wendy L.
Rare Footage Uncovered From Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Some forward-looking college professors enabled television’s Smithsonian Channel to offer a look at the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. from the time in which it occurred. The network said Wednesday it will air a documentary in February culled primarily from local news footage in Memphis, Tenn., where MLK was murdered on April 4, 1968. Most of the footage hasn’t been seen on television since it originally aired. Ash_Bankz
Maya Angelou criticizes passage on King memorial
Wow, this is pretty interesting– poet Maya Angelou is not pleased with the inscription on the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in DC because “each word he spoke was chosen very carefully” and in the case of the statement on the sculpture, there was an edit that misrepresents what MLK actually meant by it. Angelou called into CNN this morning to explain more… check it out after the jump! @ItsLukieBaby
(Photos) Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Statue Revealed in D.C.
More than 40 years after his assassination and nearly 50 years since he marched on Washington and gave his “I Have A Dream†speech, Dr. Martin Luther King has been honored with a memorial statue in the nation’s capital. The statue, made of stone, was unveiled yesterday. Sitting on 4 acres on the Tidal Basin on the National Mall, the dedication of the statue is set to take place on August 28th and could draw crowds of up to 400,000 people. The monument is the first African-American as well as the first person who did not serve as president to be memorialized.
(Photos) A Dream Comes True: A First Glimpse of The Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington D.C!
25 years in the making and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. has finally been revealed!! This is so cool and definitely a must-see! (but I’m going to wait until Spring when it’s surrounded by the beautiful Cherry Blossoms) Hit the jump to see photos and to read more about the memorial! @ItsLukieBaby
