Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - New Britain, CT
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A Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in a small park on Martin Luther King Drive and Stanley Street in New Britain, CT.
Waymark Code: WMHX0G
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2013
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was a clergyman and activist leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He espoused a philosophy of seeking change using nonviolent civil disobedience.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, GA on January 15, 1929, to Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. In 1948, he enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, PA and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity. degree in 1951. He continued his studies in systematic theology at Boston University and was awarded a Ph.D. degree on June 5, 1955. His philosophy of non-violence stems from teaching of Jesus and his role as a Christian Baptist minister. His desire to do God's will lead to assuming a leadership role in the American Civil Rights Movement.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, was sculpted by Derrick Barrett. Luigi Tempesta did the carving and the New Britain Monumental Works was the fabricator. The monument was dedicated on July 11, 1977.
A 6' by 5' by 2' granite monument sits on a 6' by 3' by 1' granite base. The central section is a black granite block, beveled near the top, and supporting white granite bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King is depicted a suit jacket and tie and is in the process of speaking. The beveled edge contains the words I HAVE A DREAM. The front of the base has the inscription:
DOCTOR
MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR.
1929 - 1968
On Dr. King's right side there is a smaller white granite block with the image of Dr. King surround people of different cultures. Below is the inscription:
WE HAVE INHERITED A LARGE
HOUSE. A GREAT WORLD
HOUSE IN WHICH WE HAVE
TO LIVE TOGETHER * BLACK
AND WHITE, EASTERNER AND
WESTERNER, GENTILE AND
JEW, CATHOLIC AND PROT-
ESTANT, MOSLEM AND HINDU.
A FAMILY UNDULY SEPARAT-
ED IN IDEAS, CULTURE AND
INTEREST, WHO BECAUSE
WE CAN NEVER AGAIN LIVE
APART, MUST SOMEHOW
LEARN TO LIVE WITH EACH
OTHER IN PEACE.
On Dr. King's left side there is a smaller white granite block with the image of the reflecting pool, Washington Monument, four human profiles, and a pair of grasped hands. Below is the inscription:
NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE
REAL THE PROMISES OF
DEMOCRACY. NOW IS THE
TIME TO RISE FROM THE
DARK AND DESOLATE VALLEY
OF SEGREGATION TO THE
SUNLIT PATH OF RACIAL
JUSTICE. NOW IS THE TIME
TO LIFT OUR NATION FROM
THE QUICKSANDS OF
RACIAL INJUSTICE TO
THE SOLID ROCK OF
BROTHERHOOD.