Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

<> on August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Fifteen years after Congress authorized the memorial, the statue of the American civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, the 48th anniversary of King's historic 'I Have A Dream' speech. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

<> on August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

<> on August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

<> on August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Fifteen years after Congress authorized the memorial, the statue of the American civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, the 48th anniversary of King's historic 'I Have A Dream' speech. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

<> on August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC.

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Fifteen years after Congress authorized the memorial, the statue of the American civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, the 48th anniversary of King's historic 'I Have A Dream' speech. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

At 30-feet-tall, the sculpture at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is opened to the public for the first time on the National Mall August 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. Fifteen years after Congress authorized the memorial, the statue of the American civil rights pioneer will be dedicated on August 28, the 48th anniversary of King's historic 'I Have A Dream' speech. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Media Preview Held For The Martin Luther King National Memorial

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture of Martin Luther King by Chinese artist Lei Yixin is open to the public on August 22, 2011 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. The memorial is the first on the National Mall to honor an African-American and the first to honor a person who did not serve as president. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)