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After our discussion in class about the MLK Jr. monument I was interested and found this article. I like this one because of the background knowledge it gives. I also like how the author shares the controversy at the beginning and at the end ties in how the author thinks MLK Jr. would have felt about the way his monument represented himself and his beliefs.

This shows how the Monument became about contingent issues in a way that many would not have expected. The article is a great overview of the major controversies surrounding it. Positioning in relation to other monuments, the quote, the speech the three blocks of marble are derived from, how MLK is coming forth from the stone, even his stance are all rhetorical decisions that have been questioned. Nice Job Anna!

After the discussion today in class about the Martin Luther King Jr. monument I wanted to do some more research because I was intrigued. While doing some research I came across this article which is very interesting because not only does the stone look darker in the picture but also in this article we find out that MLK Jr.'s children were involved with choosing how the sculpture looked. Two of the three were involved and said that this statue was one of the better statues. Many people despite the children's input were very angered over the whole monument.

It's long, it's important, and it's disturbing. We are seeing more and more segragation by race in the US. Brown vs. Board of Education was supposed to bring an end to that over 50 years ago, instead it seems as if this court ruling never happened.