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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 
 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
1. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker
Inscription. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Drum-Major for Justice
Assassinated April 4, 1968
1929 ~ 1968

"Unless we learn to live together as brothers, surely we will die apart as fools.”
 
Erected 1993 by The Williamsburg County Committee of 101.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Martin Luther King, Jr. series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 1908.
 
Location. 33° 39.791′ N, 79° 49.888′ W. Marker is in Kingstree, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County. Marker is on West Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingstree SC 29556, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thurgood Marshall, J.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Muster Ground and Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Williamsburg County Confederate Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willamsburg County Veterans Monument (about 300 feet away); Williamsburgh (about 300 feet away); St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away);
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Williamsburg Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stephen A. Swails House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingstree.
 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
2. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marker
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anna Inbody, March 18, 2012
3. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo on the marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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