First Look At the MLK Memorial

Aug 24, 2011 | 11:34 AM Written By: Tashion

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Tourists and Washingtonians alike got their first look at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial sculpture on Monday. The official unveiling ceremony will take place on sunday August 28th and will mark the 48th aniversary of the march on Washington and the famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

The Sculpture sits on the National Mall near the Tidal Basin, between memorials honoring Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. It includes a 30-foot-tall sculpture of King and a 450-foot-long granite wall inscribed with 14 quotations from the civil rights leader. The quotes were selected by a panel of scholars from a variety of speeches, books and a letter Dr. King wrote.

Peep the pics of the MLK Memorial.

Source: foxnews.com

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s deezy 08/25/2011 11:50 am

hmm that duetoronomy 13:5 comment is interesting. funny how they give us mlk and not others. but if we revolt like the haitians did the french then..welll said enuff

martin lucifer king 08/24/2011 5:55 pm

whites will always hate us,,,we arent meant to be intergrated,,,,i still wish we had segragation,,then blacks would have there own resturants and bathrooms and buisnesses,,who wants a cracker cooking there food they spit in it and dont wash there hands and shit,,,just think the only reason why whites seem cool is because were mental slaves,,they got there feet on our necks,,but not for long,,,as soon as the economy falls us blacks latinos and native american will rule over our oppressors,,shalawam

martin lucifer king 08/24/2011 5:47 pm

duetoronomy 13:5 And that prophet, or that {dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death;} because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

@24kLiLCoe 08/24/2011 5:47 pm

RESPECT IT!!!

martin lucifer king 08/24/2011 5:37 pm

jeremiah 23:25-26,,, 25 I have heard what the prophets said , that prophesylies in my name, saying , I have dreamed , I have dreamed . 26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesylies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;

NadineMayMorris 08/24/2011 4:34 pm

To me above: you got to my heart; To real nigga: I'm with you. It is gorgeous to me. I cannot get enough MLK

me 08/24/2011 12:38 pm

We learn that lesson when we realize this country is not for us black folks and will never be.this country was build of crime hate and greed they say this country is where people came to escape their injustice in their home land but they brought the very thing they was running away from how do u kill people over land? That shit amaze me land and u brought slaves here to work for free and expect their kids to accept the fact that they will always be treated as third class citizens

Chi-raq 08/24/2011 12:05 pm

Don't he got like 50 streets named after him When is enuf enough Keep reminding niggaz 48yrs ago they couldn't walk down the street without getting spit on sprayed with fire hoses chased by dogs lynched hung and burned But constantly wonder Why niggaz act a damn fool all the time I guess we learned from the best So what we gotta wait 50+yrs for a Tupac statue If Martin Luther the Kang is just now getting honor with a statute Pac,Big,Pun,and JMJ should be carved into mt rushmore tomorrow and Michael Jackson should replace the statute of liberty WTF

DJ Smirnoff! 08/24/2011 11:38 am