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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

March 9, 2020 By Dale Bengston

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial was installed in 2011 along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The memorial was designed by Lei Yixin.

Two days after I was here, the country began shutting down in earnest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In hindsight, it wasn’t a smart move to go to the National Mall that day, but I did. There weren’t many people out and about on a Monday. The cherry blossoms weren’t out yet, and it was too early for the ritual 8th-grade class visits or spring break. I lucked out.

The side of the main stonework, featuring Dr. King, is inscribed OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN OF DESPAIR, A STONE OF HOPE.

No famous people are immortalized in this shot, except the subject of the Memorial.

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More on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Here:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
Building the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
www.smithsonianmag.com

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