Description: Jefferson Walker offers a critical interpretation of the King Memorial and explores other interpretations in order to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Review Quotes:
"King Returns to Washington, Jefferson Walker brings new energy and a fresh perspective to both the disciplinary study of the rhetoric of public memory and the broader study of the legacy of the civil rights era. King Returns to Washington offers a compact yet detailed account of the 27-year-long process from inception to dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2011." (Jennifer Biedendorf, Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Vol. 21 (4), 2018)