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MarTin LuTHEr King,
Jr. MEMoriaL
National World War II Memorial
Dedicated in 2011, this memorial pays tribute to the
famous american pastor, activist, humanitarian, and
best-known leader in the civil rights movement: Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. The memorial itself is based on a
line from Dr. King’s famous “i Have a Dream” speech,
which was delivered from the nearby steps of the Lincoln
Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and
Freedom in 1963: “With this faith, we will be able to hew
out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
The memorial depicts Dr. King as the “stone of hope”
and the two pieces of granite placed near him as the
“mountain of despair.”following the Civil War.
n aT i o n a L W o r L D W a r i i M E M o r i a L
The national World War ii Memorial, which honors the
spirit and sacrifice of the 16 million men and women who
served overseas and the more than 400,000 that
perished, opened to the public in april 2004.
The memorial built to celebrate the heroes of the
greatest generation remains one of the most visited sites
on the national Mall, with more than 4.2 million visits
in 2014. Each year, more than 300 Honor Flights bring
World War ii veterans, as well as those who served in the
Korean and Vietnam wars, to the memorials dedicated to
their service.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
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