Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

This is a list of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Street at Liberty Bell Park in Jerusalem.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Yerba Buena Gardens.

United States

There are numerous memorials to King in the United States, including:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.[1] King was the first African American and the fourth non-president honored with his own memorial in the National Mall area.[2] In 1996, Congress authorized the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, of which King is still a member, to establish a foundation to manage fundraising and design of a national memorial to King. The memorial opened in August 2011[3] and is administered by the National Park Service.[4] The address of the monument, 1964 Independence Avenue, SW, commemorates the year that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law.[5]
• The Landmark for Peace Memorial in Indianapolis, Indiana[6][7]
• King County, Washington, rededicated its name in his honor in 1986 and changed its logo to an image of his face in 2007.[8]
• The city government center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is named in honor of King.[9]
• In 1980, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated King's boyhood home in Atlanta and several nearby buildings the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.[6]
• A bust of Dr. King was added to the "gallery of notables" in the United States Capitol in 1986, portraying him in a "restful, nonspeaking pose."[10]
• The beginning words of King's "I Have a Dream" speech are etched on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the place where King stood during that speech.[11] These words from the speech—"five short lines of text carved into the granite on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial"—were etched in 2003, on the 40th anniversary of the march to Washington, by stone carver Andy Del Gallo, after a law was passed by Congress providing authorization for the inscription.[12]
• The Homage to King sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia[6]
• The Dream sculpture in Portland, Oregon
• The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge in Fort Wayne, Indiana
• The National Civil Rights Museum, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King died[6]
• Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma, Alabama[6]
• On October 11, 2015, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported a proposed "Freedom Bell" may be installed atop Stone Mountain honoring King and his "I Have a Dream" speech, specifically the line "Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia."[13]
• A bust of Martin Luther King Jr. has been in the collection of the collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery since 1974, and displayed in the White House since 2000; a second cast is in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
• In Norfolk, Virginia stands a memorial in honor of King. The 83-foot-high granite obelisk was conceived by former Norfolk Councilman and General District Court Judge Joseph A. Jordan Jr.[14][15]
• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco is located behind a waterfall, which is the largest fountain on the West Coast. The King memorial consists of large, etched glass excerpts of King's speeches in the languages of San Francisco's sister cities, and also includes a large green space where performance arts events are held throughout the year. The entire memorial was a collaborative project between Sculptor Houston Conwill, Poet Estella Majoza and Architect Joseph De Pace. The memorial is located on the gardens' second block, between Howard and Folsom Streets, which was opened in 1998, with a dedication to Martin Luther King, Jr. by Mayor Willie Brown.

Internationally

Numerous other memorials honor him around the world, including:

• The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Church in Debrecen, Hungary[6]
• The King-Luthuli Transformation Center in Johannesburg, South Africa[6]
• The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Forest in Israel's Southern Galilee region (along with the Coretta Scott King Forest in Biriya Forest, Israel)[6]
• The Martin Luther King Jr. School in Accra, Ghana[6]
• The Gandhi-King Plaza (garden), at the India International Center in New Delhi, India
• One of the 10 statues of 20th-century martyrs on the façade of Westminster Abbey, London, UK
• Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Mexico City)

See also

• Civil rights movement in popular culture
• List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.

References

1. "Washington, DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Breaks Ground On Historic $100 Million Memorial On The National Mall In Washington, D.C." Washington, DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
2. Tobias, Randall L. (January 18, 2007). "Celebrating the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
3. Tavernise, Sabrina (August 23, 2011). "A Dream Fulfilled, Martin Luther King Memorial Opens". New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
4. "Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial". National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
5. Guevara, Brittni (July 26, 2011). "FYIDC: Paying Tribute To Dr. King". Washington Life. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
6. {{cite * More than 730 cities in the United States have streets named after King.
7. Alderman, Derek H. (February 13, 2006). "Naming Streets for Martin Luther King Jr.: No Easy Road" (PDF). Landscape and Race in the United States. Routledge Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
8. "King County Was Rededicated For MLK". The Seattle Times. January 18, 1998. Retrieved June 13, 2008. See also: "New logo is an image of civil rights leader". King County. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
9. "Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Competition Winners Announced". City of Harrisburg. January 19, 2003. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
10. Trescott, Jacqueline (2011-08-23). "Across D.C., statues honor African Americans". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
11. Ramanathan, Levanya, "Pieces of Black History", Washington Post, January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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13. "A monument to MLK will crown Stone Mountain – Political Insider blog".
14. "Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial". Downtown Norfolk. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
15. Parker, Stacy (February 1, 2012). "Memorial's story reflects King's vision". The Virginian Pilot.