The ceremony for the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, which was postponed from late August due to Hurricane Irene, will be held on Oct. 16.
Ed Jackson Jr., the architect of the monument, told The Washington Post that the ceremony will “definitely” be held on that date.
The King monument was originally set for Aug. 28, which was the 48th anniversary of his famed “I Have a Dream” address. Tens of thousands of people were to attend the ceremony for the monument, which includes a 30-foot-tall statue of King.
The Oct. 16 date coincides with 16th anniversary of the Million Man March, which was a gathering of social activists and civil rights proponents in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to dispel common misperceptions about the black community in America.
King, who was killed in 1968 in Memphis, is the first African-American and the only non-president to be honored with a memorial at the Washington Mall.
Ed Jackson Jr., the architect of the monument, told The Washington Post that the ceremony will “definitely” be held on that date.
The King monument was originally set for Aug. 28, which was the 48th anniversary of his famed “I Have a Dream” address. Tens of thousands of people were to attend the ceremony for the monument, which includes a 30-foot-tall statue of King.
The Oct. 16 date coincides with 16th anniversary of the Million Man March, which was a gathering of social activists and civil rights proponents in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to dispel common misperceptions about the black community in America.
King, who was killed in 1968 in Memphis, is the first African-American and the only non-president to be honored with a memorial at the Washington Mall.
