Parsons on Politics
Honoring the Dream by Honoring His Words
Mangled quote on his memorial should be fixed.
I have not yet had the chance to see the newest addition to the National Mall, the memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but I am looking forward to it. Having studied both Dr. King's writings and his historical legacy in college, I have long considered Dr. King as one of the greatest leaders America has ever produced. That is why I am so pleased to see him take his place among the other great leaders in U.S. history. His name belongs in the same league with Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt and Kennedy. However, as the Washington Post has reported this week, there is a glaring omission in one of the quotes on the memorial that absolutely must be fixed. King was a man of great subtlety and extraordinary intellect, which …
JH
8:06 am on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Is that true ---- the King family required the foundation to pay fees for the use of the words on the memorial? That is crazy. How could they be so greedy and self centered? more ›