Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park
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| Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park | |
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 The park in 2023 | |
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| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°34′59″N 122°17′53″W / 47.583°N 122.298°W |
| Operated by | Seattle Parks and Recreation |
Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park (also known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park[1] and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park)[2] is a 4.5-acre public park in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[3][4] The park features Robert Kelly's 30-foot-tall sculpture inspired by King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, which was gifted to the city by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Committee in 1991.[5] Surrounding the artwork are hills offering views of Rainier Valley.[6] "Civil Rights" was added to the park's name in 2018.[7]
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- ^ "Seattle dedicates new park and monument honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on November 16, 1991". www.historylink.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Local memorials honoring Dr. King". King County, Washington. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "A day to honor activists, celebrate King's legacy at MLK Park". The Seattle Times. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Celebrate Martin Luther King's life by retracing his footsteps from his 1961 visit to Seattle". The Seattle Times. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "City of Seattle". www.historylink.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Fit For a King: 12 MLK Memorials Around the World". Architizer. 2020-01-20. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park". Seattle Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park at the Historic Marker Database