Existing comment:
An Open Timeline
Lin left a blank space between the first and last entries on the Memorial timeline. Here she explains why.
The timeline on the Memorial begins with the Supreme Court's 1954 decision outlawing school segregation and ends with Dr. King's death in 1968.
I left a space between these events to signify that the struggle for human rights began well before 1954 and continues to this day.
As visitors put their hands in the water and touch the words on the Memorial, I hope they feel a connection to those who died and to the Civil Rights Movement.
And as they see their own reflections in the water, I hope they contemplate what we can do in our time to make "justice roll down like waters." |