Long History Behind Martin Luther King Jr. Statue In Atlanta

A statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled Monday on the Georgia state Capitol’s grounds for the 54th anniversary of the March on Washington.

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The sculpted clay was dry and the bronze would soon be cast, but artist Martin Dawe still found himself waking with a start before dawn, worried that he didn’t get the details of the famous man’s face exactly right.

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Dawe soon will hear from others if he succeeded.