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People view the new Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22. Susan Walsh/AP
James “Plunky” Branch plays his soprano saxophone near the new Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Monday. Susan Walsh/AP
Kenneth Kluttz, of Alexandria Va. waits in line to be one of the first members of the public to view the completed Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
People view the new Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, Monday, Aug. 22. The memorial will be officially dedicated on Sunday. Susan Walsh/AP
A part of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen on the National Mall in Washington, Aug., 21. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Tuskegee Airmen William Fauntroy, (l.), and William Wilson, tour the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, on Aug. 3. The official dedication will occur on August 28, 2011, the 48th anniversary of the 'March on Washington' and Dr. King’s historic 'I Have A Dream' speech. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Sculptor Master Lei Yixin of China looks at a scale model of the 'Stone of Hope,' a piece he has created which is the centerpiece of the new memorial for the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK National Memorial Foundation/AP
The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen unveiled from scaffolding during the soft opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, Aug. 22. The memorial is situated on the National Mall, adjacent to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
The inscription wall is seen at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Fourteen of Dr. King’s most notable quotes are engraved on a 450-foot crescent shaped granite wall. The quotes are not placed chronologically, allowing any visitor to begin reading from any location within the memorial, not requiring them to follow a defined path.
From left, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, (D) of D.C., Harry E. Johnson, President/CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation, and District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, tour the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Aug. 10, after a news conference. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
In 1999, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was honored with a holiday. Carole Moore, (l.), and Bertha Perkins are seen on the Statehouse lawn in Concord, N.H., during a bill-signing ceremony as Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) of N.H., signed legislation honoring King with a holiday, June 7, 1999. Jim Cole/AP
The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, in Memphis, Tenn., is the assassination site of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The museum chronicles key episodes of the American civil-rights movement, and the movement's legacy of inspiring participation in civil and human rights efforts. Lorne Blumer
On Aug. 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledged the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March on Washington. The mission of the memorial project is to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by creating a memorial to honor his national and international contributions to world peace through non-violent social change. /AP
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., on March 22, 1956. King was found guilty of conspiracy to boycott city buses in a campaign to desegregate the bus system, but a judge suspended his $500 fine pending appeal. Gene Herrick/AP
Marchers crossed the Alabama river on the Edmund Pettus Bridge at Selma on March 21, 1965. The civil-rights marchers, eight abreast, were led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was the start of their five-day, 50-mile march to the State Capitol of Montgomery. Less than five months after the march, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. /AP
At United Nations Plaza, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told an estimated 125,000 peace marchers that the United States should end the bombing of North Vietnam. He also urged students to organize communities against the war. John Littlewood/The Christian Science Monitor
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Problems that disproportionately beset black Americans – poverty, broken families, prison time – have barely nudged during the Obama administration. But Martin Luther King Day is also an occasion to recognize progress for the black community.
President Obama began his second presidential term on Monday by laying his hand upon two Bibles: One was used by Abraham Lincoln, the other belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the “traveling" Bible that the civil rights leader carried on marches.
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