WASHINGTON - Thousands of people gathered on Sunday to give the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication at the National Mall right after its opening in August.
Aretha Franklin, Nikki Giovanni, poet and President Barack Obama were among those who have honored the legacy of the nation's most important civil rights leader during the ceremony, where people of all ages and races.
"I know that we will overcome," Obama proclaimed, standing in front of the granite monument 30 feet (9 meters) from King on the National Mall. "I know," said the president, "because of the man rule over us. "
Obama and his wife, Michelle, and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, joined a long series of civil rights figures for the opening of the mall sunny. The memorial is the first of a black man on the National Mall and parks.
"He had confidence in us," said Obama, who was 6 when King was assassinated in 1968. Obama told the audience, "And that's why it belongs on the Mall: Because he saw what we could become."
The dedication has special meaning to the Obama family. President King credits with paving the way to the White House. Before his speech, he left signed copies of his inaugural address to the convention in 2008 and a time capsule at the site of the monument. The first couple and their daughters Malia and Sasha has an intimate visit to the site on Friday night, before the crowds and cameras arrival.
In his speech, Obama focused on general subjects of the king - equality, justice and peaceful resistance - such as facing the nation, 48 years King "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, some of the things of war, crisis economic and lingering distrust of the government in some circles.
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Referring to the protests of citizens against the rich and powerful that have spread from Wall Street and Washington, even abroad, Obama said: "Dr. King would have wanted the challenge of the excesses of Wall Street without demonizing those working there. "
Monument, which lies between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials that designers call "line of leadership", he was 15 years and over. Several speakers stressed that the designers could not foresee such a way that the monument was inaugurated by the first black president of the country.
Obama urged Americans to exploit the power of the civil rights movement to today's challenges and remain attached to King's philosophy of peaceful resistance.
"Let us draw strength from the previous matches," said Obama. "Change has never been easy or without controversy."
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The king said in the famous speech of 1963, thought there might be a black president, but stated his belief in interviews that this would happen one day.
Volume, some of which emerged from five hours, covering people of all ages and races. Some women wore big Sunday hat for the occasion.
Cherry Hawkins traveled to Houston with his cousins, and arrived at 6 am to be part of the dedication. They moved to earlier plans to participate in the dedication in August, which was postponed due to Hurricane Irene.
"I wanted to do for my children and grandchildren," said Hawkins. It is expected that the monument will be in their history books one day. "They can say, 'Oh, my grandmother did."
August, a ceremony was supposed to draw 250,000, but organizers expect about 50,000 event on Sunday.
Actress Cicely Tyson told his contemporaries pass the torch to a new generation and passed the microphone to 12 years, Amandla Stenberg. She recalled learning about the civil rights movement in school and appointed four young men killed in a bombing in 1963 the church in Birmingham, Alabama.
"As Dr. King said at his funeral," They do not live long, but lived a meaningful life, "said Amandla." I have the intention to live a meaningful life, too. "
About 1.5 million people are estimated to have visited the statue of the king and granite walls, where 14 of his quotes are carved in stone.
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As pastor of a church in Alabama, King led the boycott of Montgomery buses in 1955-1956 that led to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States declared unconstitutional the segregation laws requiring the buses. King was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to provide leadership for the growing civil rights movement was inspired by the nonviolent tactics used by Mahatma Gandhi.
King led a massive protest for civil rights in Birmingham, Alabama, and has written an inspiring "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In 1963 he directed the peaceful civil rights March, 250,000 people in Washington, where he made his famous speech "I Have a Dream" with a vision of color-blind society. The following year, Congress passed the landmark Civil Rights Act, and at the age of 35 became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to support the sanitation workers' strike.
The sculpture of the king with his folded arms seem to come out of a stone taken from a mountain. It was carved by Chinese artist Lei Yixin. The design is inspired by a line of "I Have a Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope."
Sister of the King, Christine King Farris, said he saw a boy become a "great hero of humanity." He said that the monument behind his brother to give heritage a source of inspiration for generations around the world.
Among young people, he said, the king's message is that the "big dreams can come true, and America is a place where you can make it happen."
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Aretha Franklin, Nikki Giovanni, poet and President Barack Obama were among those who have honored the legacy of the nation's most important civil rights leader during the ceremony, where people of all ages and races.
"I know that we will overcome," Obama proclaimed, standing in front of the granite monument 30 feet (9 meters) from King on the National Mall. "I know," said the president, "because of the man rule over us. "
Obama and his wife, Michelle, and Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, joined a long series of civil rights figures for the opening of the mall sunny. The memorial is the first of a black man on the National Mall and parks.
"He had confidence in us," said Obama, who was 6 when King was assassinated in 1968. Obama told the audience, "And that's why it belongs on the Mall: Because he saw what we could become."
The dedication has special meaning to the Obama family. President King credits with paving the way to the White House. Before his speech, he left signed copies of his inaugural address to the convention in 2008 and a time capsule at the site of the monument. The first couple and their daughters Malia and Sasha has an intimate visit to the site on Friday night, before the crowds and cameras arrival.
In his speech, Obama focused on general subjects of the king - equality, justice and peaceful resistance - such as facing the nation, 48 years King "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, some of the things of war, crisis economic and lingering distrust of the government in some circles.
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Referring to the protests of citizens against the rich and powerful that have spread from Wall Street and Washington, even abroad, Obama said: "Dr. King would have wanted the challenge of the excesses of Wall Street without demonizing those working there. "
Monument, which lies between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials that designers call "line of leadership", he was 15 years and over. Several speakers stressed that the designers could not foresee such a way that the monument was inaugurated by the first black president of the country.
Obama urged Americans to exploit the power of the civil rights movement to today's challenges and remain attached to King's philosophy of peaceful resistance.
"Let us draw strength from the previous matches," said Obama. "Change has never been easy or without controversy."
More TODAY.com
Pete, the popular Vermont Moose died
Stroke victim awaiting rescue at South Pole
The new first family visit King Memorial
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The king said in the famous speech of 1963, thought there might be a black president, but stated his belief in interviews that this would happen one day.
Volume, some of which emerged from five hours, covering people of all ages and races. Some women wore big Sunday hat for the occasion.
Cherry Hawkins traveled to Houston with his cousins, and arrived at 6 am to be part of the dedication. They moved to earlier plans to participate in the dedication in August, which was postponed due to Hurricane Irene.
"I wanted to do for my children and grandchildren," said Hawkins. It is expected that the monument will be in their history books one day. "They can say, 'Oh, my grandmother did."
August, a ceremony was supposed to draw 250,000, but organizers expect about 50,000 event on Sunday.
Actress Cicely Tyson told his contemporaries pass the torch to a new generation and passed the microphone to 12 years, Amandla Stenberg. She recalled learning about the civil rights movement in school and appointed four young men killed in a bombing in 1963 the church in Birmingham, Alabama.
"As Dr. King said at his funeral," They do not live long, but lived a meaningful life, "said Amandla." I have the intention to live a meaningful life, too. "
About 1.5 million people are estimated to have visited the statue of the king and granite walls, where 14 of his quotes are carved in stone.
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As pastor of a church in Alabama, King led the boycott of Montgomery buses in 1955-1956 that led to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States declared unconstitutional the segregation laws requiring the buses. King was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, to provide leadership for the growing civil rights movement was inspired by the nonviolent tactics used by Mahatma Gandhi.
King led a massive protest for civil rights in Birmingham, Alabama, and has written an inspiring "Letter from Birmingham Jail." In 1963 he directed the peaceful civil rights March, 250,000 people in Washington, where he made his famous speech "I Have a Dream" with a vision of color-blind society. The following year, Congress passed the landmark Civil Rights Act, and at the age of 35 became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to support the sanitation workers' strike.
The sculpture of the king with his folded arms seem to come out of a stone taken from a mountain. It was carved by Chinese artist Lei Yixin. The design is inspired by a line of "I Have a Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope."
Sister of the King, Christine King Farris, said he saw a boy become a "great hero of humanity." He said that the monument behind his brother to give heritage a source of inspiration for generations around the world.
Among young people, he said, the king's message is that the "big dreams can come true, and America is a place where you can make it happen."
source : http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44919773/ns/today-today_news/t/thousands-honor-mlk-memorial-dedication-dc/#.Tpt9qHKRBY0
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