Civil Rights Memorial
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The Civil Rights Memorial is a commemorative monument in Montgomery, Alabama, honoring individuals who died in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights Memorial canonical | 5 |
| Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama | 4 |
| Civil Rights Memorial Center | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights monument
ⓘ
outdoor memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
Southern Poverty Law Center civil rights education ⓘ |
| category |
Civil rights movement memorials
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| city |
Montgomery, Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
Montgomery
|
| commemorates | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Southern Poverty Law Center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedInYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Maya Lin ⓘ |
| designer | Maya Lin ⓘ |
| features |
circular black granite table
ⓘ
water flowing over engraved surface ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
contemplative memorial design
ⓘ
minimalist design ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Civil Rights Memorial
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial Center
|
| hasShape | circle ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArt | public art ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasWaterFeature | yes ⓘ |
| honors | individuals who died in the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Brown v. Board of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968)
|
| inscribedWith |
key events of the civil rights movement
ⓘ
names of individuals killed during the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. quote "until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream"
|
| languageOfInscriptions | English ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Southern Poverty Law Center ⓘ |
| material | black granite ⓘ |
| purpose |
to educate the public about civil rights history
ⓘ
to honor martyrs of the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| quoteSource | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| quoteSourceText |
Book of Amos
ⓘ
surface form:
Amos 5:24 (Bible)
|
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| situatedNear | Southern Poverty Law Center headquarters ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| subjectOf | educational programs on civil rights ⓘ |
| theme |
nonviolent struggle for civil rights
ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 1954–1968 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiledInYear | 1989 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial Center
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama
this entity surface form:
Civil Rights Memorial Center