Martin Luther King: A Memorial Museum Analysis

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors on September 24, 2016, for its visitors to exclusively acknowledge the documentations of African American lives, past and present. Although the museum itself does not provide an extensive collection of stories of bygone eras, the contemporary stories that the museum provides have a lot to tell in regards to the African American history, culture, and community. However, the stories themselves are not the only contributing factor to the experience that the museum’s visitors have. The physical space and the organization of the museum in fact also play an important role in conveying the museums ideals. For example, the further the visitors go inside the museum, the richer …show more content…
As a political and social activist, he didn’t stop fighting (pushing into his beliefs) until his goal of ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens, as well as the creation of civil rights such as voting was accomplished (Martin Luther King Jr. Bio). As well as every African American, King “have a life dream” that someday, after non-violent protests and apparent disagreements the chance of having a peaceful life will be accomplished. That whites would understand the way blacks have been treated. And that if black Americans did not fight for what they deserve such as Rosa Parks did, for freedom and justice then no one will (John McWhorter). In the National Museum of African American, the exhibition Martin Luther King is stopped by police at Medgar Evers’ funeral has a wide presentation of a black American asking for equal civil rights reforms changes with peaceful protests and being punished by it. All these years, it remains a powerfully fascinating story to revive the story of Medgar Evers assassination. He was not only murdered in a gutless crime, but also in his funeral, Martin Luther king, his past friend, and companion was arrested abruptly by the police. The museum’s purpose of storytelling in a picture this atrocious scene is to examine how MLK life was, despite all the good he wanted to bring. It takes the audience to have a sentimental connection with the character’s life and the struggles he had to do to end up today as an innovative figure that fought for his and every black freedom. Despite all the efforts and visions of the world that change the world, such as making an impact of civil right movements racism nowadays appears more than ever (Clayborne Carson, David L. Lewis). One clear example is DeRay Mckesson. In 2016 was