The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is located on the National Mall between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials and adjacent to the FDR Memorial. King is only one of four non-Presidents to have received such an honor, and the only African-American with a memorial in his honor on the Mall. Dedicated on August 28, 2011, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial's opening ceremony was scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legendary "I Have a Dream" speech. As a National Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s memorial is administered by America's National Park Service, in the same way as the Lincoln Memorial. To learn more, visit www.mlkmemorial.org.
Hotel near the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial -
After a day of seeing the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and some of America's most important landmarks, return home to the boutique style of the Melrose Hotel Washington, DC. Guests of the hotel are treated to a luxurious array of amenities, including fine dining at Landmark Restaurant, relaxing cocktails at the Library Bar, executive business center, elegant meeting facilities, high-speed internet access throughout the hotel, dry cleaning services, 24-hour room service, valet parking, fitness center and multi-lingual staff.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader -
The memorial is dedicated to honoring and celebrating the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., America's most famous civil rights leader. Born January 15, 1929, he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 and began his early career as a religious leader, and later an activist in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Profound both in message and his means of acquiring equal rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was heavily influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and unequivocal in his commitment to pursuing change through nonviolent methods. In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for his mission to end racial inequality through nonviolence and was the youngest person to ever receive the award.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall -
The street address of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial is 1964 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC, the street number of 1964 refers to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The location of the memorial is also a tribute to one of the most important moments of King's life and legacy. It was on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech as part of the Civil Rights March on Washington D.C. in 1963. Today, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial stands next to the Lincoln Memorial and will have a towering 30-foot statue of King by the artist Lei Yixin and a 450-foot wall capturing highlights of King's writings and speeches.
