The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of historic moments in American civil rights history, and a museum set to open in 2026 will highlight how the memorial became a platform for the First Amendment.

From his well-known “I Have a Dream” speech, which he gave on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, this is arguably his most repeated line. But when we consider King and his legacy ...

There is no significance to the number of steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln was designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French. There were 36 states of the ...

For the past seven years on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, children from a Washington, D.C., elementary school have climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim "I have a dream," just as Dr ...

The last time I was at the Lincoln Memorial, I was with my young kids ... I walked down the steps as a light snow started to fall. The distance between Lincoln’s speech and Monday’s ...

Marian Anderson, noted contralto, sings "The Star Spangled Banner" at the dedication of a mural commemorating her free public concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939.

Reaching the statue does require walking up some steps – there are 87 (or four score and seven) from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to the chamber where the figure sits. Elevators are also ...

next to the Lincoln Memorial — as part two of his dive into Watergate’s origins. Join Matt — and a familiar Park Ranger friend — as they sprint some steps, and explore the obscure ...

“This is the first step in a long, renewed fight for a more ... of counter-protesters who said they were meeting at the Lincoln Memorial to make their voices heard on abortion.