The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country ... Jefferson, and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials; and the U.S. Capitol. “It’s the highest point ...

King’s words were as powerful as his deeds, and his moving and eloquent addresses, which gave hope to millions, continue to inspire people throughout the world. The legislation to recognize Martin ...

The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC is the only building of its typology designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; and one of the last by the modernist master, completed ...

From “I Have a Dream” speech, August 28, 1963 This quote is one of the many featured at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. King originally delivered these words on the ...

Donald Trump has claimed he drew a larger crowd to a speech in Washington than Martin Luther King ... more supporters than King’s famous speech at the Washington Monument in his address on ...

WASHINGTON (7News ... though some flowers started to bloom last week near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. People of all ages were out and about at around noon, many coming from outside ...

On August 28, 1963, 250,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Martin Luther King made his famous I have a dream speech to a worldwide audience. It has become one of the ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther ... after King, and in 2011 he became the first African-American to receive a monument on the National Mall in Washington.