"A quote carved in stone on the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington will be changed after theinscription was criticized for not accurately reflecting the civil rights leader's words." I was a drum major forjustice, peace and righteousness. "The phrase is chiseled into one side of a massive block of granite that includesKing's likeness emerging from the stone. It became a point of controversy after the memorial opened in August
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday that Secretary Ken Salazar decided tohave the quote changed. The Washington Post first reported on Friday the decision to change theinscription.The phrase is modified from a sermon known as the "Drum Major Instinct," in which the39-year-old King explained to his Atlanta congregation how he would like to be remembered at his funeral.He made the February 1968 speech just two months before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn..
In the speech, King's words seem modest view than the paraphrased "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. "
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of the Interior said Tuesday that Secretary Ken Salazar decided tohave the quote changed. The Washington Post first reported on Friday the decision to change theinscription.The phrase is modified from a sermon known as the "Drum Major Instinct," in which the39-year-old King explained to his Atlanta congregation how he would like to be remembered at his funeral.He made the February 1968 speech just two months before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn..
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