A story that went under the radar

[Limelight]

The King memorial, slated to open in the spring of 2008, will be the first monument for a civilian and black leader on the large park at Washington's core. It is also probably among the last monuments on the Mall following a 2003 vote in Congress to sharply limit development of the parkland.

The stage in front of the crowd was filled with King's fellow civil rights leaders such as
Jesse Jackson, celebrities like
Oprah Winfrey, politicians including Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, and three of King's children. A gospel choir sang, and Maya Angelou read poetry. Children read essays they had written about King.

Clinton, who signed legislation in 1996 authorizing the memorial, received a standing ovation from the largely black crowd. He told the crowd of King's commitment to nonviolence and social justice causes such as ending poverty, saying those goals still have not yet been achieved.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061114/ap_on_go_ot/king_memorial

This deserved a lot more coverage, but whatever. It's about time that a man I consider to be every bit as important as this nation's founding fathers got the honor that's due him.