Martin Luther King Jr Quote # 3 is a photograph by Allen Beatty which was uploaded on March 29th, 2017.
Martin Luther King Jr Quote # 3
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., southwest of the National Mall (but within the larger area... more
by Allen Beatty
Title
Martin Luther King Jr Quote # 3
Artist
Allen Beatty
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., southwest of the National Mall (but within the larger area commonly referred to as the "National Mall"). The national memorial is America's 395th unit in the 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 year that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law.
Covering four acres, the memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. A ceremony dedicating the Memorial was scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech that Dr. 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., Dr. 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).
Here we see one of the inspirational quotes of MLK, Jr that adorn the walls of the memorial.
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March 29th, 2017
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Allen Beatty
Karen, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Nature Landmarks Landscapes Wildlife Group
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your exciting artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 4/13/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
Allen Beatty replied:
Jenny, thank you very much for the Home page Feature in the No Place like Home Group
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