Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Item
Title
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Description
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated on the 48th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. King's college fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha originally proposed a memorial to the civil rights leader on the Mall in 1984; a dozen years later in 1996, Congress approved a joint resolution authorizing the project.
Creator
Master Lei Yixin
Date
08/28/2011 (Dedicated)
Coverage
2000-present
uri
http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/index.htm
Source
National Park Service
topic
civil rights
design & monuments
politics & protest