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KING, Martin Luther Jr. Statue at Anne Arundel Community College near Annapolis Maryland
Don't miss the other attractions in Annapolis & the Naval AcademyMartin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. A Baptist minister by training, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, raising public consciousness of the civil rights movement and establishing King as one of the greatest orators in American history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Martin Luther King Day was established as a national holiday in the United States in 1986. Source: Wikipedia
Bronze by Ed Dwight
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 71500772 (dcMem ID #3424)
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Sources & Links:
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Wikipedia article on King Jr
AACC website
Artist's website
Baltimore Times article about the sculpture
