Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Item

Item sets
Mall Histories
Washington
Title
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Creator
Master Lei Yixin
Date
08/28/2011 (Dedicated)
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.
Coverage
2000-present
uri
http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/index.htm
Source
National Park Service