For this short answer I have chose the Martin Luthor King, Jr. Memorial. The Martin
Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, monument was built between the years 2009 and 2001 in
Washington, D.C, which honors the American Baptist minister, social activist, and Nobel Peace
Price winner. This memorial piece is made from granite, which has a big slab with the words
"The Stone of Hope," which is wedged into an open plaza on the Tidal Basin.
The original intentions for the Martin Luther King Jr. were dedication. The stone color
was beige and brown with black speckles meaning for people of color. For this piece the concept
was designed from the famous speech "I have a dream," which Martin Luther King Jr. spoke
The I have a dream speech Martin spoke about faith that all colors would join in harmony one
day. A woman who stood by his side Eleanor Norton, has said that the this was not a memorial
dedication to King, but it is a dedication to the civil rights of people back then and the people of
todays time.
From everything that I have learned about this monument I would have to say that word
for would from what Ms. Norton said I must agree with. I have gone and seen the Martin Luther
King Jr. monument years ago in Washington D.C., but I never really took the separation of the
colors into consideration. I noticed them, but I would never have thought that the colors meant
something. From what I have learned about the separation of colors I have interpretated that the
separation of the colors means the separation of the people. This monument is still as relevant
today as it was in the past and still will be in the future. Martin and the civil rights both stood for
injustice for back then and is still showing us the injustice of America. Even though the
monument was purposefully meant for I had a dream speech it has a deeper impact to people