From voaspecialenglish.com | http MARTIN LUTHER KING: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up, and live out the true meaning of its creed." Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior helped to change American history. He led protests against racial separation. And he taught non-violence, even when threatened with violence. His efforts helped lead to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. MARTIN LUTHER KING: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!" Four years later, King was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee. Now, a memorial on the National Mall in Washington will honor him. The memorial is set to open in August. Harry Johnson heads the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation. HARRY JOHNSON: "I think we are overjoyed here at the Memorial Foundation. Knowing, understanding and believing that this is going to come to fruition. And that we are soon going to have a Martin Luther King Memorial here on our nation's Mall." The memorial will occupy land close to the Washington Monument and other famous memorials. HARRY JOHNSON:"We have a small water feature on each side of the Mountain of Despair." The memorial will have a 1600-metric-ton granite structure called the Mountain of Despair and a 10-meter-high statue of King himself. HARRY JOHNSON: "This model was more of what is going to be there. You see he has a scroll of paper here." The granite marker is the work of Chinese artist Lei Yixin. Harry Johnson explains why the artist was chosen. HARRY ...
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