BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial

DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial:

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Description of Pictures: Instead of fixing the quote "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness", they decided to remove it entirely. The complete quote was "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter."

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MLKMEM_130407_048.JPG: When the memorial opened in August 2011, there was an outcry over an inscription that the writer Maya Angelou complained made King look like an "arrogant twit". The original quote had been "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter." The paraphrased version, which of course had been approved throughout the chain of command including presumably the King family, and which was carved into the memorial, was "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." In late 2011, it was announced that the paraphrased quote would be replaced by the full one although, just looking at it, it's clear that the full one was just too darned long, which is why it was paraphrased in the first place. In December 2012, it was announced that the quote would be sheered off completely and nothing at all would replace it. At the time of the announcement, they said the work would begin in February or March and be completed in the spring. The cost of this work, estimated to be $700,000 to $900,000, was to come out of a maintenance fund established by the Memorial Foundation. This photo was taken in April 2013 and it was obvious the work hadn't begun yet. I suspect they're waiting for the cherry blossom crowds to finish before they start.
2. MLKMEM_130901_29.JPG: The "drum major" quote has been removed
3. MLKMEM_130926_166.JPG: Sunset at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
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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