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In North Carolina, a memorial project will honor Martin Luther King and Holocaust victims

JL;DR SUMMARY A new memorial plaza, "Circle of Humanity: Monuments for Unity and Remembrance" in Charlotte, North Carolina, aims to honor both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Holocaust victims. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustMemorialResilienceCivil Rights MovementWhite SupremacyBlack Jewish RelationsMartin Luther King Jr.SculptureCollaborationCharlotte

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
"Charlotte is the planned home for what its organizers believe is the first memorial plaza in the United States to both honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the Holocaust in the same space."
Durham, North Carolina, United States
"Wilson and Hayes, who are Black and live in Durham, North Carolina, were one of two teams asked to submit their concepts."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"The second finalist team, Miriam Gusevich and Sal Pirrone from Washington, D.C., envisioned an abstract sculpture with thousands of silver circles to represent those killed by the Nazis."

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