The memorial is planned to be unveiled on August 5, the 50th anniversary of the Marquette Park march and the day before the Takin' It to the Streets festival in the park, which draws thousands.
The art installation commemorates Dr. King's 1966 march and the long community effort to build Chicago's first permanent memorial to him.
Sources and further reading
- CBS News Chicago
- NBC Chicago
- ABC 7 Chicago
- WBBM Newsradio
- WBEZ Chicago
- Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Sun Times
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University
- Chicago History Museum
- City of Chicago
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