Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, in Washington

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial pays tribute to the great leader of the struggle for civil rights in the United States. The Washington audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this moving monument, dedicated to the apostle of non-violence whose struggle marked the history of the nation.

The tribute to the leader of civil rights

Martin Luther King: here is a name that leaves no one indifferent. You see him here, engraved in the stone as he remains engraved in the memories. Martin Luther King was the great leader of the struggle for civil rights in the United States, this movement that, in the middle of the twentieth century, fought racial segregation and the injustices undergone by the African Americans. A pastor and exceptional orator, apostle of non-violence, he led this struggle with a courage and a dignity that forced admiration, pronouncing in 1963, on the steps of the very close Lincoln Memorial, his famous speech dreaming of a nation where everyone would be judged on their worth and not on their colour. Assassinated in 1968, he became a martyr of the cause of equality and one of the most venerated figures of the country. The memorial, inaugurated in 2011, represents him in the form of a colossal statue carved in the stone, emerging from a great block, the gaze turned towards the horizon. Walls engraved with his quotations surround the monument, at the edge of the Tidal Basin. A place of memory and inspiration, it honours his heritage. A venerated monument and a tribute to a great man, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King, great leader of the struggle for civil rights and apostle of non-violence, who pronounced in 1963 his famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before being assassinated in 1968; inaugurated in 2011 at the edge of the Tidal Basin, it represents him by a colossal statue carved in the stone, surrounded by walls engraved with his quotations. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a venerated monument of Washington. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial lies at the edge of the Tidal Basin, on the National Mall, in Washington, reachable on foot. It is an open-air memorial, freely accessible. It is best to visit it with the respect due to this place of memory.

Who was Martin Luther King, honoured by this memorial in Washington?

The great leader of the struggle for civil rights in the United States, a pastor and apostle of non-violence who fought racial segregation, pronounced in 1963 his famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and was assassinated in 1968; the memorial, inaugurated in 2011 at the edge of the Tidal Basin, represents him by a colossal statue carved in the stone, surrounded by walls engraved with his quotations.

Where is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington?

At the edge of the Tidal Basin, on the National Mall, in Washington, in the United States.