I Am A Man Plaza - Visitor Attraction - Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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I Am A Man Plaza creates a space that intends to inspire future generations to stand up for social justice. The focal point of the plaza is the I AM A MAN sculpture, & Workers Memorial Wall. Located near the Clayborn Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Waymark Code: WMYBVD
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2018
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I AM A MAN - A Civil Rights Monument to the strike that brought about the assassination of Dr M.L. King Jr, in 1968 the year that shattered America
The plaza’s opening comes exactly 50 years to the day after a march with Dr. King and the sanitation workers was originally scheduled.
I AM A MAN Plaza creates a space that intends to inspire future generations to stand up for social justice and positive change. The Plaza, funded by the City of Memphis and the Plough Foundation and developed in partnership with the Urban Art Commission, is designed by Cliff Garten Studios in partnership with JPA, Inc.
“For 50 years, the sanitation workers of 1968 have inspired Memphians with their courageous stand for basic human dignity,” Mayor Strickland said. “In the next 50 years and beyond, I AM A MAN Plaza will serve as a permanent place to reflect on their stand and inspire young people to take action.”
I AM A MAN Plaza is located adjacent to Clayborn Temple (280 Hernando Street), which served as a home for sanitation workers during the 1968 strike. It is a large-scale landscape sculpture commissioned to pay tribute to the sanitation workers and the legacy of Dr. King.
Garten’s design features a centrally located bronze and stainless steel sculpture, which will be illuminated at night, that brings the iconic I AM A MAN slogan into the present.
“The entire design of I AM A MAN Plaza is inclusive and participatory,” Garten said. “It was an honor to collaborate with the community of Memphis to create this moving and inviting memorial for the strikers and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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