Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

https://www.nps.gov/mlkm/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Memorial The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King 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." Located in downtown Washington, DC, the memorial honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. GPS Coordinates: 38.886298, -77.044415 GPS navigation: 1850 West Basin Drive SW, Washington, D.C. 20024 Nearest Intersection: West Basin Drive SW & Independence Ave. SW Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. Mountain of Despair Mountain of Despair Out from a Mountain of Despair comes... Stone of Hope Stone of Hope A Stone of hope breaks free from the Mountain of Despair Stone of Hope, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial A sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr. A picturesque view of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. 4th of July Look upward, fireworks burst behind the stone sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during Independence Day fireworks. Cherry Blossoms at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cherry Blossoms surround the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cherry Blossoms at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial National Mall and Memorial Parks - 2018 Partnership Report Our generous partners and volunteers provided more than $34 million in philanthropic contributions in 2018 helping us fund preservation projects, programs, commemorations, and celebrations. Aerial photo of the Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool National Park Getaway: National Mall & Memorial Parks National Mall and Memorial Parks is a diverse national park with distinctive sites that excite and enchant visitors while they learn the history of our nation. Begin your journey through “America’s Front Yard,” home to some of the nation's more iconic memorials located in the heart of the nation's capital. Cherry blossoms framing the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in the distance Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through Acts of Service and Kindness In April 2018, to honor Dr. King’s legacy and his commitment to service, the National Park Service will participate in a year-long social media campaign to encourage community service and acts of kindness. statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and blossoming cherry trees March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom It was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time. An estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by planes, trains, cars, and buses from all over the country. B&W photo of crowds on mall from lincoln memorial Memorials for the Future Memorials for the Future, is a competition that aims to rethink the way we develop and experience memorials in Washington, D.C. Memorials for the Future Logo National Mall and Memorial Parks - 2019 Partnership Report Our generous partners and volunteers provided more than $34 million in philanthropic contributions in 2018 helping us fund preservation projects, programs, commemorations, and celebrations. Aerial photo of the Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool Resurrection City “It was in our wallowing together in the mud of Resurrection City that we were allowed to hear, to feel, and to see each other for the first time in our American experience.” -Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. Plan Like a Park Ranger: Top 10 Tips for Visiting the National Mall Memorial Day weekend usually marks the beginning of the summer travel season. Across the country, friends, families, and individuals will head out to enjoy adventures and make memories. Of course, national parks - including the National Mall - are popular destinations. To help you #PlanLikeAParkRanger, we're offering our Top 10 tips to help you on your next National Mall visit. Text reading Sea Level Rise in the DC Area Learn about current and projected rates of sea level rise in the greater DC area, based on local water level data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) A tall white cylinder attached to a wooden pier with Hains Point in the background. National Park Getaway: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial More than 50 years after his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. remains one of the most important leaders of the modern civil rights movement. The national memorial to Dr. King and his tireless work for racial equality, the working class and the oppressed around the world sits on the banks of the Tidal Basin in the nation’s capital. statue of MLK The Modern Civil Rights Movement in the National Capital Area The national capital area’s everyday people contributed to the overall success of the modern Civil Rights Movement. From students to pastors, lawyers to teachers, parents and every-day people planned efforts between the 1950s to the 1960s to eliminate segregation and the discrimination. Civil Rights leaders surrounded by journalists and media. NAMA Notebook: January Birthdays There are several important birthdays connected with NAMA monuments and memorials. How can you use the birthdays of historical figures to connect students with concepts like family, struggle, equality, and leadership? 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In the National Capital Area, dedicated activism and self-determination has been documented since the Revolutionary War through the present day. This series consists of six articles that outline distinct timelines of resistance and activism in the fight for freedom. A young African American girl gazes at the camera holding a banner for the March on Washington Realizing the Dream: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Beyond Signed into law July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Many national parks were created to preserve and tell the story of the struggle for civil and human rights leading up to the Act and beyond as we continue to work towards realizing the dream for all people. Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at night Dr. King and the Brown Decisions Text of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech in 1956 about school integration and the Brown v. Board decisions.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" T his memorial preserves the memory of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968): visionary, faith leader and public intellectual, unwavering advocate of social justice, and martyr to peace, equality, and justice. As he traveled the "torturous road" toward racial equality during the 1950s and 1960s, Dr. King sought to maintain an "abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind"1 Although most widely known for his leading role in the African-American civil rights movement in the United States, Dr. King was also a tireless advocate for the nations working class and the oppressed around the world. "The fierce urgency of now"2 D boycotts in the face of stern opposition. Images of the violence faced by Dr. King and those allied to the cause spread across the nation, introducing him to a public embroiled in the bitter process of desegregation. Advocates and denouncers alike came to know him through his powerfully rendered speeches and writings, in which he called for those seeking equality to "protest courageously and yet with dignity and love." r. King's sense of urgency was made famous in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963), in which he took exception to eight fellow clergymen who suggested that AfricanAmericans wait patiently for civil rights. Yet his vigorous inclination to decisive action preceded his involvement with the movement for civil rights and world peace. Coming from a family of readers, he made an impression as an exceptionally gifted young man, which accelerated his graduation from high school by the age of 15. Descending from an ancestral line of Baptist ministers, his formative years were spent surrounded by various communities of faith and service. By 1955, at the age of 26, he himself was an ordained Baptist minister, had earned his bachelor of arts, bachelor of divinity, doctorate of philosophy, and started a family. In 1957, the newly-formed Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) dedicated to racial equality and economic justice, and co-founded by Dr. King, elected him as their president. He asked of those in the movement: "Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?" "Are you able to endure the ordeals of jail?" He proved unafraid of reinforcing his words in leading by example. He organized sit-ins, kneel-ins, mass meetings, and IN N CJ & en c o 75 cn> ja o £ a. D Dr. King with wife and children. "An amazing universalism"3 T he civil rights movement, galvanized by Dr. King's leadership, resulted in the passage of a series of Civil Rights Acts (1957,1960, and 1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965). Yet the movement was not bound by the limits of national borders. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Dr. King the 1964 Peace Prize for his dedication to nonviolent tactics, an honor which resonated as loud as his powerful writing and oratory to advocates of peace worldwide. His method followed the example of Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Indian independence movement to develop a broad strategy for unarmed resistance. Dr. King was acutely aware of the parallels between the condition of AfricanAmericans and others around the world. Dr. King was personal witness to this relationship, as he visited other nations where such change ocurred. He remarked: "An old order of colonialism, of segregation, of discrimination is passing away now." 4 31 CO M O O) c o u "o £ o "5 -C o. CL Dr. King accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, 12/10/1964. c si en CJ X) o 7L E j5 President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, 7/2/1964. o Q T P. P c CO o <5 _c 2 o -C Q. v > '£ 'sz < < 75 C c o .2 Z z Dr. King speaks to marchers, 8/28/1963. Dr. King speaks to marchers, 8/28/1963. For more information about National Mall and Memorial Parks, please contact: 1 "Acceptance Speech at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony," 10 December, 1964. 2 "I Have a Dream," 28 August, 1963 3 "The American Dream," 4 July 1965 4 "The Birth of a New Nation" 7 April, 1957 Superintendent National Mall and Memorial Parks 900 Ohio Drive, SW Washington, D.C. 20024-2000 202.233.3520 www. n ps.gov/na ma "Not an end but a beginning"5 C onceived by members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and completed under the leadership of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation, the memorial was dedicated on August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The location of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial accentuates his story within the larger narrative of the nation. It reinforces the place of his courageous leadership in the nation's march toward freedom, proudly standing in the vista between the Lincoln Memorial and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. In 1957, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a clear symbol of freedom, Dr. King delivered his first