The national memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. is set to open Monday morning, nearly 48 years after the renowned civil rights leader delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech from the steps of the nearby Lincoln Memorial.
The 28-foot-tall likeness overlooking the Potomac River is the first on the National Mall honoring someone who was not president and the first honoring an African-American.
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