Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 27 January 2011 — Page 37

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continued from page 35 James Meredith’s “March Against Fear” after Meredith is shot. Summer 1967Riots occur in 164 U.S. cities. The largest riots break out in Newark, N.J., and Detroit, Mich., calling attention to the struggles faced by African Americans in Northern cities. Dec.l967-1968The SCLC forms and organizes the Poor People’s Campaign, a movement intended to alleviate poverty for Americans of all races and ethnicities. April 4, 1968Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. April 7-9, 1968April 7, 1968, declared a day of mourning, is marked by memorial events and religious services across the country. A silent march in held in Memphis, and on April 9, a funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church and a funeral procession take place in Atlanta. Nov. 2, 1983The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday bill, a measure proposed in every legislative session from 1968 by Rep. John Conyers is signed by President Ronald Reagan, declaring King’s birthday a national holiday. However, the first legal holiday nationwide does not occur until January 20, 1986. January 1984George Sealey is catalyst for convening Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers Alfred Bailey, Oscar Little, Eddie Madison, and John Harvey, to propose building a national memorial to Dr. King. Their proposal is

presented at the Fraternity’s Board of Director’s meeting, under the administration of General President Ozell Sutton. Nov. 12, 1996President Clinton signs Congressional legislation proposing the establishment of a Memorial in the District of Columbia to honor Dr. King. Jan. 10, 1998National Capital Memorial Commission votes to recommend Area 1. Feb. 27, 1998Washington Post article is published: “King Memorial Takes a Step - Senate Bill Would Secure Prominent Site to Honor Slain Leader.” Joint Resolution 41 is introduced before the Senate by Sens. Sarbanes (D.-Md.) and Warner (R-Va.). Sen. Landrieu (D-La.) was added as a co-sponsor. March 4, 1998Joint Resolution 113 introduced before the House of Representatives by Congressional members Morelia (Md.), Dixon (Calif.), and Cummings (Md.) seeking Area 1 authorization. March 5, 1998Sen. Cleland (Ga.) was added as a co-sponsor seeking Area 1 authorization. March 7, 1998Coretta Scott King agrees to serve as chairperson of the project’s Honorary Committee/ELC. March 24, 1998John Carter testifies before Senate subcommittee which oversees memorials in Washington, D.C. Excerpt: “We now have an opportunity to break the trend of memorials to war and erect a monument which delivers a message

of lifelong peace in our land. A memorial which embodies not just the image of Dr. King, but the image of America, which is often called the melting pot of the world.” May 28, 1998Charter for the Washington, D.C . Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Inc. approved. June 22, 1998House Joint Resolution 113 passed by the United States House of Representatives, giving the project Area 1 status. June 25, 1998Senate Joint Resolution 41 was passed by the United States Senate, giving the project Area 1 status. Oct. 1, 1998National Capital Memorial Commission approved Area 1 - Constitutional Gardens. Jan. 15, 1999 BellSouth Corp. sponsored official MLK Memorial Web site http://www.mlkmemorial.org/index.html. Feb. 15, 1999A poster announcing the design competition is prepared and distributed internationally to all schools of architecture, professional community of architecture, designers and artists. March 4, 1999The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) votes 6-5 in favor of approving the east end of Constitution Gardens as the site for the Memorial, against our recommendation and against the recommendation of their staff. At issue for the five members voting against the motion is an interest to give the Foundation an opportunity to prepare more analysis. However, it is important to note that not all members

who spoke voiced their preference for the Constitution Gardens site. April 8, 1999The Project Team appears before the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). Recommendation of the Tidal Basin site reviewed and the decision of the NCPC is shared with CFA. The CFA votes unanimously to reject the Constitution Gardens site as an area of consideration. Instead, they gave the Foundation a recommendation to study two additional sites, one on the west end of Constitution Gardens and another on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Oct. 7, 1999Chairman Gantt asks the Commission to approve the Tidal Basin site. He also appoints Robert Gaines to chair a special task force of NCPC commissioners and Foundation members. Dec. 2, 1999The NCPC votes unanimously to rescind its March 4, 199$, action approving the east end of Constitution Gardens and approves a four-acre site adjacent to the Tidal Basin along with the design parameters, as indicated in the Oct. 21, 1999 agreement. Dec. 2, 1999A design specifications package is completed and is ready for mailing to individuals registered for the design competition. Dec. 2, 1999A panel of competition assessors is named. These individuals are from the professions of architecture, landscape architecture and fine arts. - Dr. Ed Jackson Jr., jury chair, American Institute of Architects, Professional

Practice Division, Washington, D.C - Prof. James Chaffers, ArchD., AIA, University of Michigan, School of Architecture, Ann Arbor, MI - Charles Correa, Hon. FAIA, Bombay, India - Prof. Randalf Hester, Jr., ASLA, University of California, Landscape Architecture, Berkeley, Calif. - William Lawson, FAIA, General Services Administration, Washington, D.C - Prof. Jon Lockard, Artist, University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, Mich. - Karen Phillips, FASLA, Abyssinian Development Corporation, New York City, N.Y. - Prof. LaVeme WellsBowie, Florida A&M University, School of Architecture, Tallahassee, Fla. - Ricardo Legorreta, Hon. FAIA, Mexico City, Mexico - Prof. Wu Liangyong, Hon. FAIA, Tsinghua University, School of Architecture, Beijing, China - Dr. Suha Ozkan, Ankara Turkey: Secretary General, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland Dec. 3, 1999The site approval receives positive national media coverage, including CNN, NBC, ABC, COX, CBS and NPR. Over 78 articles are published in major newspapers, including the front page of the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles continued on page 38