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Explore the history, culture, science, nature, architecture, and stories that link the iconic spaces in the National Mall and Memorial Parks to our nation and its people. The articles collected here are produced by NPS staff at the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

The Pride and Power of Nonviolence

August 22, 2011 Posted by: Nathan King, Park Ranger

By energizing millions of supporters around the country, King aimed to do more than win a few court cases on specific issues; he aimed to awaken the American conscience. "The arc of the moral universe is long," King said, "but it bends toward justice." King would bend the arc with a revolutionary form of protest.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, History, Biography, Civil Rights
 

Did You Know?

DCWARdyk

There is no national memorial to veterans of World War I in the National Mall and Memorial Parks.  However, the District of Columbia erected the D.C. War Memorial to honor its sons who died in service in World War I.  The memorial and the grounds were restored in 2011.