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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUS to change disputed quote on MLK Memorial
A quotation inscribed on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial will be changed following months of complaints that the statement was edited out of its original context, a spokesman said Friday.
The quotation on the left side of the memorial, which opened in August in a park near the National Mall in Washington, reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."
Advocates have complained since then that the quotation makes King appear self-righteous or arrogant, pointing out that what King actually said in Atlanta on Feb. 4, 1968, was this:
"If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter."
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/13/10151695-us-to-change-disputed-quote-on-mlk-memorial
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US to change disputed quote on MLK Memorial (Original Post)
spanone
Jan 2012
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Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)1. Good
spanone
(135,776 posts)4. i agree.
DeathToTheOil
(1,124 posts)2. K'd & R'd
A truly great man!
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)3. good that quote was lousy
Spazito
(50,105 posts)5. The whole quote totally changes the context...
I am very glad to see the monument will be changed to reflect the true context of what Dr. King was saying.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)7. K & R n/t
G_j
(40,366 posts)8. the only right thing to do
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)9. Excellent. The current "quote" (which he never said) makes MLK sound like an arrogant asshole.
Unbelievably dumb, when there are so many great quotes they could have used, they invent something he never said that sounds self-righteous and arrogant, and inscribe it on his memorial. So stupid. Great that they are fixing it, though.