".... Justice for All"

A relief carving of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr with his arms crossed at the Mountain of Despair carved out of marble behind him.

Library of Congress

 

While we here on the National Mall are proud and honored to repesent and memorilize our presidents and veterans they are not the only ones you can find here. For the Mall is a place for all who seek to make the world a more perfect union and live up to those ideals set down in our founding documents. You will see below how it is not an easy task and these memorials serve as reminders of how far we have come and how much further we have still to go, both as a nation and a planet.

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial - It is here at this memorial that we remember and pay our respects to one of our nations greatest citizens and fighters for equal rights. While no one person can claim responsability he is as close as one can get.

Bellmont-Paul National Monument - In this house the fight for women’s right to vote took their issues straight to congress. Though they did not stop after getting suffrage, they continued fighting trying to ensure that women would have equal rights, a fight still continuing to this day.

Japanese American Patroitism During World War II - Here you will find the story of the mass incarceration of tens of thousands of U.S. citizens without trial or evidence of wrongdoing. As well you find enshrined all those who still chose to fight for the country that had so deeply wronged them and their families.

56 Signers Island Memorial On this island you will find all the signatures from the signers of the declaration of independence. This island gives you an idea of the roles and occupations that the founders had.

George Mason Memorial - Often known as the forgotten founding father, George Mason wrote the Virginia Constitution which the Federal Constitution was largely based on. He also objected to allowing slavery to continue once independence was won from Britain.

First Air Mail Marker - Where today many play baseball or enjoy relaxing in the shade, in 1918 West Potomac served a very different purpose, as a runaway. This is marker designates where mail delievered by airplane as a regualry scheduled public service started from.

Holodomor Memorial - This memorial is to honor the millions of Ukraines who were forcibly starved by the Communist regime that was in charge at the time. This story resonates today as we see continued strife and conflict.

Dupont Circle - Dedicated to Rear Admiral Samual Francis Dupont for his defense and care of the city, the circle has taken another level of meaning. Over the past century the neighborhood has become a home for the LGBTQ+ community.