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1. MLKMEM_101223_043.JPG: The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial as it's going up in 2010.
2. MLKMEM_101223_050.JPG: "With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day." -- Martin Luther King, Jr., "I Have a Dream," August 28, 1963 With a combined length of approximately 500 feet, the granite "Inscription Wall" arcs on either side of the Mountain of Despair, engraved with Dr. King's speeches and writing which embody the universal themes of love, justice, democracy and hope. Master Sculptor Lei Yixin's masterpiece, the "Stone of Hope," includes a 28 foot tall statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. emerging from the granite. The main entrance to the memorial is through the "Mountain of Despair," a massive boulder symbolizing the struggle faced in the quest for peace and equality. From within the struggle, a piece has been removed and thrust into the open plaza, the "Stone of Hope." The memorial is strategically placed on a direct line between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The Lincoln Memorial is where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The statue of Martin Luther King Jr. gazes across the Tidal Basin toward the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the promise of freedom found within the Declaration of Independence. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy to the world is one of love, justice, democracy, and hope. The Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Inc. was established on May 28, 1998 to coordinate the development, funding, and construction of a memorial on the grounds of the National Mall. President William Jefferson Clinton signed a Joint Congressional Resolution authorizing the building of a memorial on July 16, 1998. * Design: ROMA Design Group of San Francisco * Architect of Record: McKissack & McKissack * Contractor: McKissack & McKissack / Turner Construction / Tompkins Builders / Gifford Corporation Design-Built Joint Venture. * Sculptor of Record: Master Sculptor of Lei Yixin * Projected Cost: $120 million * Projected Completion Date: Late 2011. For more information, and to view a webcam of construction, please visit... http://www.mlkmemorial.org/
3. MLKMEM_101223_079.JPG: Martin Luther King Jr. memorial under construction @ Tidal Basin.
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Wikipedia Description: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It covers four acres (1.6 ha) and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin. The inspiration for the memorial design is a line from King's "I Have a Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." The memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising, and construction.

This national memorial is the 395th unit in the United States National Park Service. The monumental memorial is located at the northwest corner of the Tidal Basin near the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, on a sightline linking the Lincoln Memorial to the northwest and the Jefferson Memorial to the southeast. The official address of the monument, 1964 Independence Avenue, S.W., commemorates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A ceremony dedicating the memorial was scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963 but was postponed until October 16 (the 16th anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March on the National Mall) due to Hurricane Irene.

Although this is not the first memorial to an African American in Washington, D.C., King is the first African American honored with a memorial on or near the National Mall and only the fourth non-President to be memorialized in such a way. The King Memorial is administered by the National Park Service (NPS).
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2010 photos: My office at the main Commerce Department building closed in October and I was shifted out to the Bureau of the Census in Suitland Maryland. It's good to have a job of course but that killed being able to see basically any cultural events during the day. There's basically nothing of interest that you can see around the Census building. Overnight trips this year: Civil War Trust conferences (Lexington, KY and Nashville, TN), and my 5th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles). Equipment this year: I mostly used the Fuji S100fs until the third one broke and I started sending them back for repairs. Then I used either the Fuji S200EHX or the Nikon D90 until I got the S100fs ones repaired. At the end of the year I bought a Nikon D5000 but I returned it pretty quickly. Number of photos taken this year: about 395,000..
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