Administered by City of Charlotte Landscape Management Division 701 Tuckaseegee Road Charlotte North Carolina 28202
Located Marshall Park Third Street between McDowell Street & Davidson Street Charlotte North Carolina
Date:
1980. Dedicated April 5, 1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(Front of base:) 1929-1968/DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR./WHO DARED TO MAKE THE AMERICAN/DREAM OF FREEDOM FOR ALL/AMERICANS A REALITY/THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEMORIAL COMMISSION/(list of nine commission members) (Right side of base:) SCULPTOR/DR. SELMA BURKE 1980 (Left side of base is a plaque which has not been transcribed)
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Summary:
Full-length figure of Martin Luther King, Jr. with upraised proper right arm. He is walking up steps.
