Out Of The Mountain Of Despair

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Out Of The Mountain Of Despair

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Emmy Vickers

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Photograph - Photography

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"Out Of The Mountain Of Despair A Stone Of Hope."
"Out Of The Mountain Of Despair."

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, yesterday I spent time at this phenomenal memorial to pay tribute to him and all he has done to change the course of our nation. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the greatest iconic figures who has paved the way for millions to flourish in a society where there was/is so much prejudice, inequality and injustice still going on.

This memorial was designed as a lasting tribute to Dr. King's legacy and will forever serve as a monument to the freedom, opportunity and justice for which he stood.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a must-see for all that visit the nation's capital. The memorial is situated on a four-acre site along the Tidal Basin, adjacent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and sharing a direct line of sight between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

The centerpiece of the memorial is a 30-foot statue of Dr. King. His likeness is carved into the Stone of Hope, which emerges powerfully from two large boulders. The two boulders, which started as one, represent the Mountain of Despair. The boulders are split in half to give way to the Stone of Hope, which appears to have been thrust forward toward the horizon in a great monolithic struggle. The Stone of Hope and the Mountain of Despair together represent the soul-stirring words from Dr. King"s history-making "I Have a Dream" speech. On the visible side of the Stone of Hope, the text from King"s famed 1963 speech is cut sharply into the rock: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." Every visitor enters through the Mountain of Despair and tours the memorial as if moving through the struggle that Dr. King faced during his life. Visitors end in the open freedom of the plaza. The solitary Stone of Hope stands proudly in the plaza, where the civil rights leader gazes over the Tidal Basin toward the horizon, forever encouraging all citizens to strive for justice and equality. See more at: http://washington.org/article/martin-luther-king-jr-memorial#sthash.2HfxJS70.
Emmy Vickers,
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January 20th, 2014

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