Martin Luther King is misquoted on his memorial

The Martin Luther King memorial on the Washington Mall needs correcting. The quote from King is not what he said. The quote is "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness." But the actual wording is “If you want to say I was a drum major, say I was . . . ” That changes everything and makes him seem less arrogant. Some people including Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King III have criticized the truncated quote. The words, however, are etched in the stone, so making the change may not be easy.

Jackie Kennedy comments on MLK

Jacqueline Kennedy: "I just can't see a picture of Martin Luther King without thinking, you know, that man's terrible," Mrs. Kennedy said, as part of a series of oral history interviews released this month.