Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything ... the National Mall's first memorial ...

He also is the only non-president with a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service. King’s widow ...

He also is the only non-president with a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service. King’s widow ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading ... to receive a monument on the National Mall in Washington. As we pause to remember King’s legacy ...

Martin Luther King Jr., "The Death of Evil upon the Seashore," sermon given ... a threat to Justice Everywhere" National Museum of African American History and Culture The March on Washington: We ...