Below are photographs of all the quotes (and paraphrases–see the controversy about that by clicking here) from the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Are these the quotes you would have used if you were the memorial designer?
Follow this link to some of Kng’s most memorable speeches and letters. (For my review of the new memorial and additional pictures, click here.)
Starting with the south wall of quotes, moving south to the end of the wall
The northern wall, moving north
The paraphrased quotes on the memorial’s “Stone of Hope”
Contribute your quote selections in the comment section below and include the context of the quote and why you think it should have been included.
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NOTE: The paraphrased “drum major” quote will be corrected according to the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mlk-memorials-drum-major-quote-will-be-corrected-interior-secretary-says/2012/01/13/gIQAnjYvwP_story.html?tid=sm_btn_tw