01/20/2025
“If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical [promote unity] rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.” - Dr. King Christmas sermon, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967.
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
From the “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The quotation serves as the theme of the overall design of the memorial, which realizes the metaphorical mountain and stone.
May we all continue to gain perspective and work together towards peace.