Landscape
Main Plaza of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Forecourt
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is in Washington, DC along the west side of the Tidal Basin and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most prominent leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The memorial honors his legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and civil rights with themes of justice, democracy, hope, and love.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial bookstore & restrooms
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Quote from King’s “Last Christmas” Sermon
Quote from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Quote from “Montgomery Bus Boycott” Speech
Quote from “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance” Speech
Quote from “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” Sermon
Removed "Drum Major" Quote
Stone of Hope
- The quote is the only one in the memorial that is from King’s “I Have a Dream Speech”. It serves as the theme statement for the memorial. The speech was the basis for the design concept of the memorial.
Stone of Hope (East Side Facade)
The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Memorial
The Memorials Around the Tidal Basin
- The Jefferson, Roosevelt, and King memorials connect, both chronologically and thematically, clockwise around the Tidal Basin.
The Mountain of Despair
