Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice ... the first African-American to receive a monument on the National Mall in Washington.

Located on the northwest rim of the Tidal Basin, this 30-foot granite memorial pays homage to civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Everything from its address at 1964 Independence Ave.

Luy and Moeller were chosen out of 1,000 applicants for a call to artists to create an MLK monument. After a lengthy application ... you feel a connection to the person surrounded by a hundred ...