'Drum major' quote on MLK memorial to be corrected

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A controversial quote inscribed in the granite of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall will be corrected, an official at the Interior Department confirmed to CNN.

News of the change to the so-called "drum major" line was first reported Friday afternoon in the Washington Post.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has given the National Park Service 30 days to consult with the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, members of the King family and others to decide on a more accurate version of the quote, the official said.

The quote holds a prominent place among more than a dozen King's most notable lines at the site.

full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/us/mlk-memorial-inscription/index.html

[Skinner]

1. Good call.

That quote was lame.

[patrice]

2. Glad! MLK was such a word-master! It was a pity those lines scanned soooooooooo poorly.