Martin Luther King

'Dream' on the Mall

A memorial to a "King" was formally dedicated in a Washington DC park on Sunday.

The Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr was one of America's most significant 20th century leaders, whose influence has spread throughout the world.

Now he's been immortalised in granite on the US National Mall, which is known locally as America's front lawn. 

It's the first site in this part of DC to honour an African American and the only one not dedicated to a former president or a war.

The giant centre-piece is called "The Stone of Hope" and the expression on Dr King's face is meant to inspire a multitude of private interpretations.

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The Chinese artist who carved the $120 million statue at the heart of the memorial Lei Yixin, said that the monument told a story of its own.

"You can see through the facial expression, his eyebrow is kind of frowning, he wants to show that he's thinking.  Dr.