Excellent: Following complaints, Quote on MLK Memorial to be changed...
WASHINGTON — A quote carved in stone on the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington will be changed after the inscription was criticized for not accurately reflecting the civil rights leader's words.
The inscription currently reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." --snip--
A spokesman for the U.S Department of the Interior said Friday that Secretary Ken Salazar decided to have the quote changed. The Washington Post first reported on Friday the decision to change the inscription. --snip--
In the speech, King's words seem more modest than the paraphrased inscription: "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter." Poet Maya Angelou previously said the truncated version made King sound like "an arrogant twit" because it was out of context.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/report-quote-on-mlk-memorial-will-change_n_1205663.html
I regret that this is not the only thing about the memorial that I really don't like, but at least this will be addressed. GOOD
