Editor’s note: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial opened in 2011. The site selected for the memorial near the Lincoln Memorial is a fitting location. On Aug. 28, 1963 at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. King delivered one of the most famous speeches in…
Jan. 15, 1929: Martin Luther King, Jr. born
Dedicated in 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C. is located near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. (Photo: RET)