Hope Moving Forward

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'''''Hope Moving Forward''''' is a public [[monument]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]. Dedicated in 2021, the monument consists of a bronze [[statue]] of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] designed by [[Basil Watson]] atop a [[pedestal]]. It is located at the intersection of [[Northside Drive]] and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

== History ==
The statue was [[Dedication|dedicated]] in a small ceremony that featured [[Atlanta Mayor]] [[Keisha Lance Bottoms]].<ref name=":8"></ref><ref name=":9"></ref> It was designed by [[Jamaicans|Jamaican]] sculptor [[Basil Watson]], whose design was selected from among 80 submissions by sculptors.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":11" /> The statue is the second monument to [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] unveiled in Atlanta in the past four years, with the [[Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta)|statue of King at the Georgia State Capitol]] unveiled in 2017.<ref name=":9" /> According to ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'', this statue is the first in a series of seven monuments commissioned by the [[government of Atlanta]] in honor of King.<ref name=":10"></ref> A month after ''Hope Moving Forward'' was dedicated, the city unveiled additional bronze statues of civil rights activists along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, including [[Dorothy Lee Bolden]], [[Rita Jackson Samuels]], [[Atlanta Daily World#Establishment|W. A. Scott]], and [[Hosea Williams]].<ref name=":10" />

== Design ==
The monument consists of a statue of King measuring tall atop a pedestal measuring tall.<ref name=":11"></ref> The statue, which is made of bronze, depicts King releasing a dove from his right hand.<ref name=":8" /> Watson, speaking about the statue, stated "[i]t was an evolution in terms of my concept of what Martin Luther King represents and the key message that he wanted to present to the world".<ref name=":8" /> It is located at the intersection of [[Northside Drive]] and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, near the [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]].<ref name=":8" /> The front of the pedestal bears the following inscription: "DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. / January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968 / Dedicated by the / CITY of ATLANTA / 2021 / "HOPE MOVING FORWARD" / Sculptor: BASIL WATSON". Additionally, the King quote "[[Violence begets violence#Words by Martin Luther King Jr.|Hate cannot drive out hate; Only love can do that]]" is inscribed on the base.<ref name=":11" />

== See also ==
* [[2021 in art]]
* [[Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.]]

== References ==




[[Category:2021 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:2021 sculptures]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr.]]
[[Category:Statues in Atlanta]]

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