Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial open to public. INTERACTIVE FLASH ENCLOSED - Polidicks

[url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/destinations/story/2011-08-25/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Memorial-in-Washington-A-closer-look/50136470/1?csp=34news]Flash inside here[/url] [release]The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington features three granite sculptures that is intended to evoke King's struggles for equality and justice. Sources: Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Foundation, National Park Service, [url]www.mlkonline.net[/url] and USA TODAY research by Anne R. Carey Credits: By Janet Loehrke, Frank Pompa, Kristen O'Callaghan and Veronica Salazar, USA TODAY After 15 years of planning and construction, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington opened and commemorated the anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.[b]The memorial cost of $120 million and is set on 4 acres overlooking the Tidal Basin, near the monuments to Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln.[/b][/release] In three days, it will the be the 48th Anniversary of the "I have a Dream Speech" [img]http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2011/n110822_king/06mlk-pg-horizontal.JPG[/img] [quote]The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the first major memorial on the National Mall that is not for an American president.[/quote] [img]http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2011/n110822_king/08mlk-pg-horizontal.JPG[/img] [quote]The memorial will be dedicated Aug. 28, the 48th anniversary of King's historic "I Have A Dream" speech.[/quote] [img]http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2011/n110822_king/07mlk-pg-horizontal.JPG[/img] [quote]Master sculptor Lei Yixin stands at the base of the 30-feet-tall sculpture at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial. Lei and his team carved and assembled 159 granite blocks to create the memorial's "Mountain of Despair" and "Stone of Hope," which features the American civil rights pioneer gazing into the horizon[/quote]

Well... at least it looks like him.

When I saw the early pictures of this I thought it wasn't done... they're not going to finish the sculpture?

[QUOTE=rilez;31937981]When I saw the early pictures of this I thought it wasn't done... they're not going to finish the sculpture?[/QUOTE] I dunno, it kinda looks neat with him merging into the rock.

[img]http://i.usatoday.net/news/gallery/2011/n110822_king/08mlk-pg-horizontal.JPG[/img] look at those polygons

And now future generations will know him... as a white man.

[QUOTE=Contag;31938290]And now future generations will know him... as a white man.[/QUOTE] He didn't want to be known by his race.

[QUOTE=Swilly;31939108]He didn't want to be known by his race.[/QUOTE] But he is black.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;31939143]But he is black.[/QUOTE] That's total bullshit and you know it.

Seems like a badass monument to a badass dude. It's interesting how people remember him only for his civil rights works. He also did work involving the Vietnam War, helping poverty in the U.S. and around the world, and helping with equality in the rest of the world.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;31939143]But he is black.[/QUOTE] But he didn't want his actions recognized for his race, he wanted them to be recognized for the message behind them.

can't believe it took this long for the mall to get a memorial for something that [b]ISN'T[/b] a president.

Finally some monuments with badass names. "The Mountain of Despair" "The Stone of Hope" coolbeans [editline]25th August 2011[/editline] The comments under that depiction are hilarious. Black people saying gays shouldn't have rights, white people saying blacks would just put graffiti on it. Pull your shit together, America.

Apparently they had to pay the family millions to use MLK's words. That's kinda assholish of them, I reckon.

[QUOTE=kaine123;31943014]Seems like a badass monument to a badass dude. It's interesting how people remember him only for his civil rights works. He also did work involving the Vietnam War, helping poverty in the U.S. and around the world, and helping with equality in the rest of the world.[/QUOTE] that's not exactly surprising people help with poverty and war every day. how often do people lead massive civil rights movements that change the fabric of a society?

Those are some expensive rocks :v:

Waste of money.

MLK jr talked a good game- most of which was written by his speech writers, but he didn't deliver much of anything. Reminds me a bit of Obama tbh..

[QUOTE=Last.Shinobi;31945023]Waste of money.[/QUOTE] I suppose you'd prefer we put that money into a giant statue of Andrew Jackson. [QUOTE=IDEAL;31945242]MLK jr talked a good game- most of which was written by his speech writers, but he didn't deliver much of anything. Reminds me a bit of Obama tbh..[/QUOTE] Hahahaha