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 Lincoln Memorial by lucythedogLeave a Comment Phone: (202) 426-6841Directions: Located at the western end of the National Mall, facing the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument, and Capitol Hill.Website: http://www.nps.gov/linc/
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 A.Lincoln by LuchondaLeave a Comment Directions: Capitol Hill
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 The Lincoln Memorial at dusk. by MDH
The memorial to the President was made at the beginning of the 20th century. Its 36 columns represent the 36 states within the American union at the time of his tenure during the Civil War in the 1860s, when 600,000 Americans lost their lives (and remains the most costly war in U.S. history). Inside the memorial are the words of the Gettysburg Address, the Second Inaguration speech (one of the most famous after FDR's 1933 inaguration) and murals depicting an angel freeing a slave from bondage, as well as the symbols of the North and South becoming one again.
The memorial's emphasis on healing, democracy, and strength through a time of crisis has been the scene of demonstrations and rallies since its construction. In 1939, Marian Anderson, an African-American opera singer was denied to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution-owned Constitution Hall due to the color of her skin. Instead, the FDR administration and the NAACP hastily invited her to switch venues to the Lincoln Memorial, where she sang to a crowd of 75,000 on Easter Sunday. Her rendition of "America" became a symbol of resistance to European fascism and homegrown American racism, and became one of the first steps to a civil rights movement.
Twenty-four years later in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. recited his "I Have a Dream" speech here to a crowd of over 300,000 during one of the largest civil rights rallies at the time. His speech would forever change the way America would view civil rights, and is today a symbol of dissent, healing and promise to citizens and activists worldwide. Leave a Comment Phone: 202.426.6841Directions: Located at the western end of the National Mall, facing the Reflecting Pool, the Washington Monument, and Capitol Hill.Website: http://www.nps.gov/linc/ Other Contact: http://www.nps.gov/linc/home.htm
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 forest gump was here by ayers_rock_whereLeave a Comment Directions: over the way lol from george w bushs getto
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 Lincoln Memorial by Bwana_BrownLeave a Comment Directions: Downtown Washington
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 by TanjaE
- the Abraham Lincoln Memorial
- the White House (you have to line up early in the
morning, to get a guided tour)
- the museums (depends on your interests. The
Holocaust museum, museum of Aerotechnics, National
Galery of Arts, Museum of African Cultures...or the
Newseum) Leave a Comment Directions: You can book a Tourmobile Sightseeing under the following phone number: 202-554-5100 or visit the webside: www.tourmobile.com The Capitol Phone number: 202-225-6827 The Newseum is located in: 1101
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From the Memorial you have one of the best view points on the Capitol, the Washington Monument and the ensemble of the Mall. Leave a Comment
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 by 10eke
Aside from the historical importance, the Lincoln Memorial is an impressive building. It was intended to make a statement, and it really does. From these steps, Martin Luther King made his 'I have a dream' speech. This was the location of all kinds of protest marches and speeches. It is also the location of all kinds of national celebrations. You could call the protests celebrations of freedom of speech. The Gettysburg Address is inscribed in one of the walls, The ones reading it are Americans who didn't really pay attention in school or Europeans. The other Americans know it by heart. Most Europeans never heard of it, well for all of you this is a link to the text of the Gettysburg Address. By the way, a score equals 20, so 'four score and seven years' equals 87 years, it is similar to the french quatre-vingt-sept. Leave a Comment
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