Monument to Martin Luther King

In October 2011, a monument was erected in Washington, D.C. to Martin Luther King, a great fighter for the rights of the black population of America. The opening ceremony was attended by the first black President of the United States - Barack Obama. The monument was erected in the center of the US capital, in the museum and park area of the National Mall, where there are many monuments dedicated to people significant to American history. Among them are the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the George Washington Memorial and the Abraham Lincoln Memorial.

The opening ceremony of the monument to Martin Luther King was attended by several thousand US citizens, mostly African-Americans, who decided to pay their respects to the fighter for equality of blacks and whites in the United States, as well as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. On the memorial, King is depicted against the background of a full-length mountain. His hands are folded across, he looks thoughtfully into the distance, probably preparing for another speech. On the monument were engraved the most famous phrases from the speeches of King. Quite often, guests and residents of the city gather here to enjoy the architectural structure and honor the memory of King.