50,000 gather for commemoration of 30-foot statue on National Mall President Obama says Dr King 'stirred our conscience' and made our Union 'more perfect' Credits the civil rights leader with ...

The roughly 6,000-acre Gettysburg National Military Park surrounds the downtown and is a must for history buffs, especially those with an interest in the Civil War. It was here that Confederate ...

Miss Carrie Shead ran a school for young ladies in the family home on the Chambersburg Pike, between Seminary Ridge and Gettysburg. On the afternoon of 1 July the Battle of Gettysburg engulfed her ...

However, some reviewers wished there was more information on King's life, legacy and commitment to nonviolence around the statue. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a ...