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“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.†– Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This is a photograph of the King Statue at the corner of 2nd and Capitol Ave. in Springfield, IL. The Illinois State Library is at one corner, The Illinois Supreme Court at another and both of them face the Illinois State Capitol. Dr. King’s statue is on the lawn of the library, “walking” or facing the Capitol building which has a Statue of Abraham Lincoln facing Capitol Ave. King is depicted as walking towards the Capitol. as he did perhaps on the road to Montgomery or Washington, D.C.
The quote above is an example of the rhetorical style of Dr. King. He was a great orator, taking his Southern Baptist style and giving great speeches illustrating the need for equality for all.
On the statue itself – from the IL Secretary of State site: www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/…
This 300-lb. bronze statue of a 26-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., cost $25,000 and was first unveiled in the Capitol rotunda on Jan. 14, 1988. King is the first non-Illinois resident to be honored with a statue. Then Secretary of State Jim Edgar said King “merits this special recognition for his contributions to Illinoisans of all colors and creeds.†The statue was moved outside of the Illinois State Museum in 1989. In May 1993, the statue was moved to its current location at “Freedom Corner,†facing the Abraham Lincoln statue, and was rededicated on Sept. 18, 1993. Sculptor: Geraldine McCullough, 1988
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