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Person: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Indelible
Alison Sky,
2003
* Quotes from Abigail Adams,
Susan B. Anthony,
Chief Joseph,
Thomas Jefferson,
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Yan Phou Lee,
Sitting Bull
and
Harriet Tubman
* words and ideas
* South wall.
Independence Visitor Center.
Northeast corner, 6th and Market.
* 39.950850,-75.150110 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+alisonsky.com
+wikipedia.org's Abigail Adams page
+wikipedia.org's Susan B. Anthony page
+wikipedia.org's Chief Joseph page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page
+yalealumnimagazine.com article about Yan Phou Lee
+wikipedia.org's Sitting Bull page
+wikipedia.org's Harriet Tubman page
+Independence Visitor Center
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Rebecca Rose,
2009
* Bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.
* small
head
* inscription:
base:
January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
marker:
Freedom Now Rally
On August 3, 1965, Martin Luther King
addressed a crowd of 10,000 at this intersection.
His "Freedom Now" tour to Philadelphia,
Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston
was in gratitude for support given to the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
King brought his message into nothern
Black neighborhoods, supporting local
civil rights efforts and raising funds.
His goal was to empower the formation of a
coalition to address their common concerns.
* 40th, Haverford, and Lancaster.
* 39.962975,-75.202260 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Black Lives
Object for Expression
Warren C. Holzman,
2012
* In honor of a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.
* podium
* inscription:
for impromptu performances and oration -
in honor of the neighborhood's musical history
and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
1965 speech at 13th and Fitzwater Streets
* East side of Hawthorne Park.
Northwest of the Northwest corner, 12th and Catharine.
* 39.940650,-75.162700 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+ironstudioltd.com
