Categories: Sightseeing / Travel

Martin Luther King Day

In honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….

Martin Luther King waving to the 250,000 people on the day of his “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 1963

Delivering his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial
August 28, 1963

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. 40 years later
In 2003

View from the Lincoln Memorial in 2003 (compare it to the 1st photo)
The Reflecting Pool, Washington Monument, and Capitol Building in background

Exactly where MLK delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

To view photo in Flickr, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/yummies4tummies/4291853170

Martin Luther King’s assassination at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
April 4, 1968

Present-day of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
Dr. King was standing on the balcony (just beyond the wreath) when he was assassinated in 1968

UPDATE April 4th: The last photo I needed here in Memphis to chronicle Dr. King’s life.

Present-day of Mason Temple, headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, in Memphis, Tennessee
Church where Dr. King delivered his “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech on the eve of his assassination

To view photo in Flickr, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/yummies4tummies/4490848151

**1st photo from en.epochtimes.com, 2nd from gazettephoto.blogspot.com, 6th from theblackwhole.files.wordpress.com

The Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument in D.C.

Tale of two trolleys

Trolley ride find

Tags: Lincoln Memorial, Lorraine Hotel, Martin Luther King, Mason Temple, Memphis, Washington D.C.