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Following the Black Lives Matter Memorial Garden's removal from Cal Anderson Park, a new garden will come to Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park.
Less than two months before the Aug. 28 dedication in Washington, D.C., of a major memorial to Martin Luther King Jr., controversy is surrounding the sculpture. No, not from people who don't think ...
MLK Memorial plans have been dogged by controversy over links to China. The MLK Memorial was built by a Chinese sculptor from Chinese granite. But backers are pleased with the result.
Of course a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. was going to be controversial. The man himself was controversial, notes LaSalle University sociology professor Charles Gallagher. King – bound up ...
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech did not spark an "aha" moment, ... That is the context in which to see the historic ’63 march and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Not long after it was unveiled in 2011, controversy erupted over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Critics argued that one of King's quotes had been paraphrased in a way that altered its meaning.
It was 27 years ago when the idea of a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was first proposed to be built on the National Mall, reports CBS News Correspondent Chip Reid.
The five finalists for a new memorial in Boston to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King have submitted their proposals to the MLK Boston committee. The submissions reveal an ...
Martin Luther King Jr. memorial 22 photos. When Angelou was told the quote was paraphrased to be able to fit into the allotted space on the statue, she fired back, "Too bad." ...
The memorial for MLK is located in the nation’s capital. But what you may not know is the address of the site is a direct reference to King’s legacy and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The National Mall’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial will be ready for events later this month commemorating the 50th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream Speech.” ...