""You walk into the center of Yerba Buena gardens, there sits a place of peace, a space to make us better people," Executive Director of the MLK Community Foundation Dr. Aaron Grizell shares."
""You see this waterfall that is rustling down and the stream itself symbolizes what Dr. King's favorite verse was in the Bible: 'Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.'""
""You can walk through that waterfall. You can go inside that waterfall, which symbolizes going into yourself and thinking about justice, peace, thinking about being a better human being," Grizell reveals."
""What those messages and quotes inside that waterfall are created to give you is the opportunity to sort of go inward... and that's the idea behind each and every quote of Dr. King and of those translations into those many languages, because these were what he believed were universal principles that we can all, as human beings, relate to.""
Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco houses the third largest monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr., named 'Revelation.' This memorial includes a 120,000-gallon reflecting pool and a 50-foot waterfall, symbolizing Dr. King's message of justice. Visitors can walk through the waterfall, which encourages introspection about justice and peace. Inside, quotes from King's speeches are etched in glass panels, translated into various languages, emphasizing universal principles. The monument serves as a powerful space for reflection and connection to King's legacy.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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