The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is the newest memorial to be built in Washington D.C. The memorial was finished with construction in the summer of 2011. This memorial celebrates the life of one of the most influential leaders of the Civil Rights era, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is a reminder of Dr. Kings’ powerful impact on the country and even the world. It was only right that a memorial was built in Washington D.C. to honor the life of this powerful man. Dr. Kings’ memorial is located on 1964 Independence Avenue. The street number represents the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that Martin Luther King had a huge role in. The vision in adding the Martin Luther King’s memorial was to have a “line of leadership” which is the combination
He assumes that everyone understands the history of this nation. He also assumes that we should all be excited that this memorial is bringing everyone together. To support the authors’ argument, he talks about the most memorable moment of the ceremony in which Robert G. Stanton, senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, asks the audience to applause the young people in the audience. This was for recognition of a facet of Dr. King’s dream. The author expresses the excitement for this memorial, from everyone. What could be more exciting than to see Dr. King’s dream come to life; people from all walks of like coming together and young people, who are the future, gathered with their elders to celebrate his dream. The author uses this idea to further support his claim.

The whole purpose of this memorial is to celebrate the humility, determination, and the overall life of Dr. King. Manteuffel talks about the controversy of the words that were placed on the right side of Dr. King. “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness,” this quote is from Dr. King’s famous “Dream” speech. This quote can make Martin Luther King seem arrogant to whoever reads this quote, the author goes on to write. The problem with this quote is that this is not exactly what Dr. King said. The author says, “This quote is awfully self-aggrandizing for a man who so often symbolized the strength