King Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEHST001228" title="Martin Luther King Jr." href="/topic/arts-culture/culture/martin-luther-king-jr.-PEHST001228.topic">Martin Luther King</a> by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. The <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PEHST002264" title="George Washington" href="/topic/politics/george-washington-PEHST002264.topic">George Washington</a> Monument is seen in the background.

( Getty Images / August 22, 2011 )

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. The George Washington Monument is seen in the background.

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