Be sure to watch "FULL JUSTICE" on Youtube. It's a brand new ORIGINAL SONG/VIDEO depicting the life and struggles of MLK and the civil rights movement in the 60's.
I visted last Sunday. The location is beautiful. The sculpture is lovely. Dr. King is not scowling. True, he was a humble man. But he also preached with authority and I think this sculpture shows this. I hope they will remove the misquote that is on his statue and replace it with his actual words. There is plenty of room to do that. And I wish they would have written his title, Rev. Dr. in front of his name. Dr. King was motivated by the teachings of Jesus, that he saw enacted by Ghandi,
Leave it to someone from China to totally miss what Dr. King was all about. I'm talking of course about the sculptor. Arms folded with a scowl on his face? Really? Very disappointing.
2. Why are they called "Mountains of Despair?" It looks just like the rock was sliced into three slabs and king's slab displaced.
3. I love how all of the trees shown are cherry trees in bloom, something that only happens once a year in DC.
4. I have problems that this was carved in China, by Chinese workers, designed by a Chinese artist, on Chinese white granite. White? No. Dr. King was a black man, leading black men and women.
Perhaps, before you are so quick to ask why they are called "Mountains of Despair", you should do a little research. Have you ever heard the speech "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" Dr. King gave in August of 1963 (which just happens to be more commonly known as his "I Have a Dream" speech??? Perhaps you should read it and then you might understand exactly why his slab appears to be displaced from the mountain...
Yes, Dr. King was a black man, but more importantly, he was a great man, a great American, who fought for HUMAN RIGHTS, not just civil rights. He led a NATION not just black men and women...
Worst virtual tour ever. Geez, it's 2:30 minutes before you get to actually see Dr. King and then it is still a moving image. Is this made in China, too?
Dr. King has been my hero since... well... ALWAYS!... I am so excited and my soul is deeply touched that after all these years of slavery, racial inequality, lynching, murdering of Africans and African-Americans in the U.S. the spiritual leader of ALL purveyors of human and civil rights regardless of color and race - Martin Luther King, Jr. - finally will be properly honored with a NATIONAL MEMORIAL in the capitol of the U. S. This is a very significant and stupendous moment in our history here.
This is so damned disorienting it's infuriating! I've even been to the National Mall and all this panning into trees is absurd. I had to do a search through google to find it because I didn't feel like wasting 3 1/2 minutes looking at this video when they could have just panned off to the tidal basin and shown that it isn't on the Mall it's actually next to the FDR Memorial instead of the Lincoln.
i am so glad this has finally come to fruition can't wait to see it with my own eyes ! MLK Jr. should have had this long ago for all he did for civil rights and all americans and people everywhere. God bless you Dr. King and thank you to those who fought so hard for this dream to be realized in a memorial deserving of Dr. King.
@clayguy1 It's beautiful, right? I wrote my ex-husband's college term paper for his Sociology class on the 'Civil Rights Movement' & was always so glad I did. Learned so much & was so humbled by it. So glad I lived to see the innauguration of an African-Am. President. Sat & cried like a baby in front of the tv that day..lol
@jlalewicz It is very beautiful. As a sculptor myself, who's created several monumental pieces, I can appreciate the magnitude of imagination and talent that went into it's design. I didn't vote for our current President, not because of his color, had nothing to do with it, just didn't agree with the direction he'd take us. I to had tears in my eyes when he was inaugurated. The same tears I had when the Berlin Wall fell. I saw it as a fulfillment of Dr. Kings dream. Thank you for your reply.
RIP SIR, we have a long way to go still, many amends and treaties need honored, and maybe healing to this history of America, will have a chance to be free and truth will set a road to forgiveness from their Creator..many wrongs still, many hatreds still today, but never stop trying people to UNITE..
Great to be part of history. Just think each and every one of us who grew up in the '50s, 60s, & '70s can be proud of this monument and say we were part of it in one way or another.
BTW Anyone know the artists doing the background music? I love it.
Doesn't do MLK justice. Perhaps in person it will come off better. Wonder who paid for that vid to be made... seems a waste when it could have gone to the building of the memorial. Why do I get the feeling "Stimulus" was involved?
This virtual tour is outstanding.. I can't wait to see the Memorial in person.. I live in the Washington DC area.. I'm so proud to finally see the Memorial become a reality.
Nonprofit organization Yapolitics is organizing a bus trip to this MLK event coming out of New York. Check out our website yapolitics org for more info.
I dedicate my video in honor of Dr. King and I hope that it will be enjoyed for years to come. I am 62 years old and remember all the roads Dr. King has traveled. In watching the memorial video I became teary eyed knowing deep down inside a part of me stands there with him. "I HAVE A DREAM ALSO", THANK YOU DR. KING.
I cannot believe how beautiful just the virtual tour video is. I intend to attend the dedication this August. Having said that, I also cannot believe that viewers below would attempt the besmirch the memory of Dr. King through their inappropriate comments that really do not belong here. This space is reserved to honor a man and his memory.
WASHINGTON. LINCOLN AND ALL OF THE THOSE FORE-FATHERS HAD INDISCRETIONS.......RAPING BLK WOMEN AND MEN WHO WERE ENSLAVED, IMPREGNATED SLAVE WOMEN/ CHILDREN AND WERE NOT REALLY WORTHY OF BEING ON A MONUMENT. AT LEAST MLK WAS A MAN TO BE RECKONED WITH, SPIRITUAL, BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WAS A MAN WHO CHANGED AMERIKKKA AND ALTHOUGH HE SAID HE MAY NOT GET THERE WITH US, I'M GLAD HE WENT WHEN HE DID BECAUSE ALL OF HIS HARD WORK STILL LEFT REGURGITATED PUKE BEHIND, WHITE RACIST, BIGOTED A-HOLES
It is incredibly amazing how people can still be so cynical that they don't recognize the significance of one's accomplishments. There's so much that is embodied in the person of MLK, Jr., that's right about this country. Can we just accept what he was able to do and go on??? Give the man his place in history, will ya????
What a truly grotesque monument to a vile hypocrite. If the surveillance tapes of this man were made available the nation would wretch at allowing this to take place. But first we would wait for 25 years after his death, then it is now 50 years, and when that time will come, another 100 years. By then the tapes will have conveniently disappeared. The prostitutes, the beatings of women, the pimping done by his staff as they entered a new town. There are other blacks more worthy in history.
@joesphx19 You sound like an old southern racist who knows nothing of what they talk about. Either prove your claims of any of the things you mentioned, or refer from claiming them. People like you make me sick.
Anyways, beautiful memorial. Going to be very beautiful.
Nope, not even close. Before I bow to any man, that man should be worthy. You were led to pay homage to MLK by some very bad people. People who would like nothing better than to continue the hate between races and collect dues from all of us. If you don't understand that and refuse to open your mind to the manipulation then what can I do for you. Just answer one question, Why are the FBI surveillance tapes of MLK sealed for all time?" Wouldn't you want to know?
LOL, play the Jefferson tapes. My belief is that we know beyond any historical doubt that MLK is not worthy of such adoration. Now a Frederick Douglas would be my choice.
Over budgeted and over priced. During this period where American's are unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. It's pathetic to see so many financial resources are wasted on this project. The Washington Monument & the Lincoln Memorial didn't cost as much.
I hope not one dollar of my taxes have gone towards this project.
@tmobileg sorry that we had a GREAT INSPIRING LEADER BACK THEN WHO GOT KILLED FOR NO REASON SO IF YOU DONT HAVE NOTHIN GOOD TO SAY HOW BOUT SHUT DAT SHIT UP
@KSS2093 I can comment about anything and offer my opinion, it doesn't matter if you do not agree with my statement. My freedom of speech is one of many reasons for MLK's movement.
If MLK were still alive he would be ashamed of how blacks have acted and their attitudes concerning responsibility and one's own accountability.
@tmobileg see thats why he is being memorialize so we can still teach children today of how to stop the violance and it not just blacks it whites, asians, hispanics and who else race there is so dont say that blacks are acting stupid GET THAT STRAIGHT
@tmobileg YEAH I CALLED YOU A REAL DICKHEAD MARTIN MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT TO YOUR RACIST ASS AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING LYNCHED BECAUSE OF IT'T HAVE WENT THERE ON THIS DICKHEAD.... FORM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I APOLOGIZE
I'm so very happy to have been a part of this effort.
wmbrownsr 1 month ago
Can't wait to visit! ~
convivialdesign 4 months ago
Be sure to watch "FULL JUSTICE" on Youtube. It's a brand new ORIGINAL SONG/VIDEO depicting the life and struggles of MLK and the civil rights movement in the 60's.
MatttthewF 5 months ago
I visted last Sunday. The location is beautiful. The sculpture is lovely. Dr. King is not scowling. True, he was a humble man. But he also preached with authority and I think this sculpture shows this. I hope they will remove the misquote that is on his statue and replace it with his actual words. There is plenty of room to do that. And I wish they would have written his title, Rev. Dr. in front of his name. Dr. King was motivated by the teachings of Jesus, that he saw enacted by Ghandi,
annrandle1 5 months ago 3
Beautiful! So well done and I can't wait to visit
stuartmcdougal 5 months ago
up next, tributes to Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton, Marion Barry, and Jesse Jackson...........Jeeeeesch
jer1041 5 months ago
@jer1041 das racist
willycoxey 5 months ago
Leave it to someone from China to totally miss what Dr. King was all about. I'm talking of course about the sculptor. Arms folded with a scowl on his face? Really? Very disappointing.
kenyon53 5 months ago
Four things:
1. What the hell is that music?
2. Why are they called "Mountains of Despair?" It looks just like the rock was sliced into three slabs and king's slab displaced.
3. I love how all of the trees shown are cherry trees in bloom, something that only happens once a year in DC.
4. I have problems that this was carved in China, by Chinese workers, designed by a Chinese artist, on Chinese white granite. White? No. Dr. King was a black man, leading black men and women.
kingofdacassel 6 months ago
@kingofdacassel
Perhaps, before you are so quick to ask why they are called "Mountains of Despair", you should do a little research. Have you ever heard the speech "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" Dr. King gave in August of 1963 (which just happens to be more commonly known as his "I Have a Dream" speech??? Perhaps you should read it and then you might understand exactly why his slab appears to be displaced from the mountain...
Sturm68 5 months ago
@kingofdacassel
and speaking of racist speech...
Yes, Dr. King was a black man, but more importantly, he was a great man, a great American, who fought for HUMAN RIGHTS, not just civil rights. He led a NATION not just black men and women...
Sturm68 5 months ago
amazing :)
i want to visit soon
txchick11 6 months ago
This is truly AMAZING. Very moving. L. Hunter
Lorene271 6 months ago
Worst virtual tour ever. Geez, it's 2:30 minutes before you get to actually see Dr. King and then it is still a moving image. Is this made in China, too?
Dr. King deserves better.
RedDonnaAnn 6 months ago 2
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I can't wait to see this memorial.
silvermist1216 6 months ago
Yes to God Be the Glory!!!!! Yes Yes
01swilkes 6 months ago
To God Be the Glory! A great man of God!
maxinejunesnow 6 months ago
The statue looks like Chairman Mao was a relative.
Boentgru 6 months ago
Great tribute to a great American
Anybody know the name of the wrist of the background music?
madguy457 6 months ago
Dr. King has been my hero since... well... ALWAYS!... I am so excited and my soul is deeply touched that after all these years of slavery, racial inequality, lynching, murdering of Africans and African-Americans in the U.S. the spiritual leader of ALL purveyors of human and civil rights regardless of color and race - Martin Luther King, Jr. - finally will be properly honored with a NATIONAL MEMORIAL in the capitol of the U. S. This is a very significant and stupendous moment in our history here.
IvoryBrother 6 months ago
The greatest person this country ever produced...
Don1228 6 months ago
It more amazing in person than this video It breathtaking
luisvillarreal1875 6 months ago
Amazing and long overdue; Dr. King is standing tall!!!
Sabrina9099 6 months ago
This is so damned disorienting it's infuriating! I've even been to the National Mall and all this panning into trees is absurd. I had to do a search through google to find it because I didn't feel like wasting 3 1/2 minutes looking at this video when they could have just panned off to the tidal basin and shown that it isn't on the Mall it's actually next to the FDR Memorial instead of the Lincoln.
bloomcountyUSA 6 months ago
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esquireyes 6 months ago
Thanks for posting. What a beautiful time to be alive!
esquireyes 6 months ago
God Bless America!
esquireyes 6 months ago
i am so glad this has finally come to fruition can't wait to see it with my own eyes ! MLK Jr. should have had this long ago for all he did for civil rights and all americans and people everywhere. God bless you Dr. King and thank you to those who fought so hard for this dream to be realized in a memorial deserving of Dr. King.
honeybee7700 6 months ago 5
Just amazing... I'm so glad I lived when he did..
clayguy1 6 months ago
@clayguy1 It's beautiful, right? I wrote my ex-husband's college term paper for his Sociology class on the 'Civil Rights Movement' & was always so glad I did. Learned so much & was so humbled by it. So glad I lived to see the innauguration of an African-Am. President. Sat & cried like a baby in front of the tv that day..lol
jlalewicz 6 months ago
@jlalewicz It is very beautiful. As a sculptor myself, who's created several monumental pieces, I can appreciate the magnitude of imagination and talent that went into it's design. I didn't vote for our current President, not because of his color, had nothing to do with it, just didn't agree with the direction he'd take us. I to had tears in my eyes when he was inaugurated. The same tears I had when the Berlin Wall fell. I saw it as a fulfillment of Dr. Kings dream. Thank you for your reply.
clayguy1 6 months ago
I cannot wait to see this amazing, beautiful memorial to a great American.
PattySoandSo 6 months ago
These people seem to be constituted of more than 70% water, like maybe 100%.
dfgyuhdd 6 months ago
Honoring a man of Peace! - nice.
Love the music as well.
koellmannms 6 months ago
RIP SIR, we have a long way to go still, many amends and treaties need honored, and maybe healing to this history of America, will have a chance to be free and truth will set a road to forgiveness from their Creator..many wrongs still, many hatreds still today, but never stop trying people to UNITE..
debfult85 6 months ago
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debfult85 6 months ago
This is so unrealistic; there's barely any traffic on the streets of DC!
But seriously, I look forward to visiting the MLK Memorial.
Nonamer98 6 months ago
FINALLY. A memorial worthy of such a great figure in American history. I can hardly wait to see it in person.
dmoton314 6 months ago
@down2thec no the money came from private wealthy donors
sammi6241 6 months ago
Great to be part of history. Just think each and every one of us who grew up in the '50s, 60s, & '70s can be proud of this monument and say we were part of it in one way or another.
BTW Anyone know the artists doing the background music? I love it.
jeffreysmithish 6 months ago
Doesn't do MLK justice. Perhaps in person it will come off better. Wonder who paid for that vid to be made... seems a waste when it could have gone to the building of the memorial. Why do I get the feeling "Stimulus" was involved?
Down2TheC 6 months ago
wow...it literally gave me goosebumps when it first showed the statue of MLK!!
MsBeccaLeigh 6 months ago
Beautiful Monument..:)
thecomedygang 6 months ago
Oh my god, this looks beautiful. Next time I go to D.C. I am definitely going here.
homrfan4life 6 months ago
I was the fourth blue to the right!! Vote up if you noticed me...
ranchgoddess 6 months ago
i wonder who was da 1 random person who press da dislike button WTF IS WRONG WITH U
KSS2093 6 months ago
What is this music???
LotowWitaly 6 months ago
This virtual tour is outstanding.. I can't wait to see the Memorial in person.. I live in the Washington DC area.. I'm so proud to finally see the Memorial become a reality.
Atokie08 6 months ago
Nonprofit organization Yapolitics is organizing a bus trip to this MLK event coming out of New York. Check out our website yapolitics org for more info.
YapoliticsORG 7 months ago
Nonprofit organization Yapolitics is organizing a bus trip to this MLK event coming out of New York.
YapoliticsORG 7 months ago
If you have something negative to say just don't watch the video, donate your money, or go to the damn memorial.
BitesizeTiff 7 months ago
I dedicate my video in honor of Dr. King and I hope that it will be enjoyed for years to come. I am 62 years old and remember all the roads Dr. King has traveled. In watching the memorial video I became teary eyed knowing deep down inside a part of me stands there with him. "I HAVE A DREAM ALSO", THANK YOU DR. KING.
mrgrigby 7 months ago
I cannot believe how beautiful just the virtual tour video is. I intend to attend the dedication this August. Having said that, I also cannot believe that viewers below would attempt the besmirch the memory of Dr. King through their inappropriate comments that really do not belong here. This space is reserved to honor a man and his memory.
PattySoandSo 7 months ago 2
WASHINGTON. LINCOLN AND ALL OF THE THOSE FORE-FATHERS HAD INDISCRETIONS.......RAPING BLK WOMEN AND MEN WHO WERE ENSLAVED, IMPREGNATED SLAVE WOMEN/ CHILDREN AND WERE NOT REALLY WORTHY OF BEING ON A MONUMENT. AT LEAST MLK WAS A MAN TO BE RECKONED WITH, SPIRITUAL, BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WAS A MAN WHO CHANGED AMERIKKKA AND ALTHOUGH HE SAID HE MAY NOT GET THERE WITH US, I'M GLAD HE WENT WHEN HE DID BECAUSE ALL OF HIS HARD WORK STILL LEFT REGURGITATED PUKE BEHIND, WHITE RACIST, BIGOTED A-HOLES
Str8UpBizNizWmn 7 months ago
My birthday is August 27. I want to be on August 28.
MayorGalvan1956 11 months ago
It is incredibly amazing how people can still be so cynical that they don't recognize the significance of one's accomplishments. There's so much that is embodied in the person of MLK, Jr., that's right about this country. Can we just accept what he was able to do and go on??? Give the man his place in history, will ya????
NetMoDM 1 year ago
Of course this is a joke, isn't it?
Matthysable 1 year ago
What a truly grotesque monument to a vile hypocrite. If the surveillance tapes of this man were made available the nation would wretch at allowing this to take place. But first we would wait for 25 years after his death, then it is now 50 years, and when that time will come, another 100 years. By then the tapes will have conveniently disappeared. The prostitutes, the beatings of women, the pimping done by his staff as they entered a new town. There are other blacks more worthy in history.
joesphx19 1 year ago
@joesphx19 You sound like an old southern racist who knows nothing of what they talk about. Either prove your claims of any of the things you mentioned, or refer from claiming them. People like you make me sick.
Anyways, beautiful memorial. Going to be very beautiful.
LaFonteCheVi 1 year ago
@LaFonteCheVi
Nope, not even close. Before I bow to any man, that man should be worthy. You were led to pay homage to MLK by some very bad people. People who would like nothing better than to continue the hate between races and collect dues from all of us. If you don't understand that and refuse to open your mind to the manipulation then what can I do for you. Just answer one question, Why are the FBI surveillance tapes of MLK sealed for all time?" Wouldn't you want to know?
joesphx19 1 year ago
@joesphx19 should we demolish the Jefferson Memorial on account of his multiple indiscretions?
MissMorenaMatulau 9 months ago
@MissMorenaMatulau
LOL, play the Jefferson tapes. My belief is that we know beyond any historical doubt that MLK is not worthy of such adoration. Now a Frederick Douglas would be my choice.
joesphx19 9 months ago
@joesphx19 If the FBI tapes are sealed then how are you privy to the information on them? Where do your facts come from?
MissMorenaMatulau 9 months ago
@MissMorenaMatulau
Sources are like handgrenades, justle them enough and a pin could just get pulled. BTW, who said anything about the FBI?
joesphx19 9 months ago
The monument appears as though it's going to awe inspiring! I look forward to seeing it this summer when it is completed.
eaford214 1 year ago
Over budgeted and over priced. During this period where American's are unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. It's pathetic to see so many financial resources are wasted on this project. The Washington Monument & the Lincoln Memorial didn't cost as much.
I hope not one dollar of my taxes have gone towards this project.
tmobileg 1 year ago
@tmobileg
Oh stop whining! You were "whisper quiet" when Booosh was throwing away a 'trillion dollars' on that so-called war with Iraq.
eaford214 1 year ago
@tmobileg sorry that we had a GREAT INSPIRING LEADER BACK THEN WHO GOT KILLED FOR NO REASON SO IF YOU DONT HAVE NOTHIN GOOD TO SAY HOW BOUT SHUT DAT SHIT UP
KSS2093 6 months ago
@KSS2093 I can comment about anything and offer my opinion, it doesn't matter if you do not agree with my statement. My freedom of speech is one of many reasons for MLK's movement.
If MLK were still alive he would be ashamed of how blacks have acted and their attitudes concerning responsibility and one's own accountability.
tmobileg 6 months ago
@tmobileg see thats why he is being memorialize so we can still teach children today of how to stop the violance and it not just blacks it whites, asians, hispanics and who else race there is so dont say that blacks are acting stupid GET THAT STRAIGHT
KSS2093 6 months ago
@tmobileg YEAH I CALLED YOU A REAL DICKHEAD MARTIN MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT TO YOUR RACIST ASS AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING LYNCHED BECAUSE OF IT'T HAVE WENT THERE ON THIS DICKHEAD.... FORM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I APOLOGIZE
Fathernotorious09 6 months ago
@tmobileg you're a reaL DICKHEAD
Fathernotorious09 6 months ago
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@Fathernotorious09 You're a real stupid Nigger.
tmobileg 6 months ago
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gobuy 1 year ago
I can't wait to see it when it's done
TheBlackLesbian 1 year ago