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Today, he is one of the most loved men in the world,\" the Rev. Bernice King said of her father, who was slain in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.\u003cbr/\u003e              A replica of the nation's Liberty Bell tolled three times before the 8-foot (2.4-meter) bronze statue was unveiled on the 54th anniversary of King's \"I have a dream\" speech at the 1963 March on Washington. \u003cbr/\u003e              The sculpture depicts King in mid-stride, as his left arm holds an overcoat while grasping a batch of papers.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Today, we as the sons and daughters of former slaves and former slave owners are here to witness the unveiling of that statue,\" Bernice King said. \"It is a glorious and grand day in the state of Georgia and in the United States of America and all over the world.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              King's statue was erected in his Southern hometown at a time when monuments honoring Civil War Confederates are coming down in many other places across the South.\u003cbr/\u003e              Bernice King said she hopes the erection of her father's statue can now spark conversations about the impact of monuments in public spaces.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"This statue being unveiled today, I believe, also provides a sense of hope to a nation that is in turmoil once again, as many people around this nation are removing and taking down Confederate monuments,\" she said.\u003cbr/\u003e              Other statues on the Capitol grounds include Confederate Gen. John B. Gordon and segregationists Sen. Richard Russell and Gov. Eugene Talmadge.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Atlanta, Georgia - 28 August 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Upsound: Singer singing 'Georgia' in front of MLK statue\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Shots of dignitaries sitting beside podium\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Crowd clapping\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Close up shot of Rev. Bernice King and Martin Luther King Jr's sister sitting\u003cbr/\u003e              5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nathan Deal, Georgia Governor:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"The placement of this memorial is also symbolic. It overlooks the neighborhood where he was born , where he grew up for most of his young life. The church where he served as pastor and the street that bears his name.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rev. Bernice King,  Daughter of MLK:\u003cbr/\u003e               \"As a preacher like my father I have to say this, this is the day that the Lord has made rejoice and be glad in it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Shot of crowd\u003cbr/\u003e              8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rev. Bernice King,  Daughter of MLK:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"49 years ago when my father was assassinated he was one of the most hated men in America. Today he is one of the most loved men in the world. As we gather here today I can't help but think about the person that I believe was responsible along with the support of her family and friends with ensuring that this nation would remember and institutionalize the legacy of this great man. So I stand here today in honor as well of my mother, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              9. Shot of crowd with Andrew Young in the forefront standing up\u003cbr/\u003e              10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rev. Bernice King,  Daughter of MLK:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"And today on the same day, although he is not physically present with us he is present in spirit, and through the symbol of this statue. And this statue being unveiled today I believe also provides a sense of hope to a nation that is in turmoil once again. As many people around this nation are removing and taking down confederate monuments. It is apropos that today in the state of Georgia, which was once a confederate state that we are erecting a statue, and we are unveiling more importantly a statue to a man who represents, liberty, justice, freedom, righteousness and equality. And in so doing it is my hope and my prayer that on this day all across this nation, that conversations will begin of the appropriate ways to represent this nation in our public spaces.\" \u003cbr/\u003e              11. Unveiling of MLK statue with family around it\u003cbr/\u003e              12. MLK family taking group pictures\u003cbr/\u003e              13. Various shots  of MLK monument\u003cbr/\u003e              14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christine King Farris, sister of MLK Jr:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"It's a humbling experience. I'm so proud. \" \u003cbr/\u003e              15. Shot of MLK statue\u003cbr/\u003e              16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Christine King Farris, sister of MLK Jr:\u003cbr/\u003e              (on how MLK would feel )\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I think he would be proud, yeah he gave his life for others so it's up to us to carry on.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              17. Shot of crowd around statue\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Close up of statue head \u003cbr/\u003e              19. SOUNDBITE: ( English) Rev. Bernice King, Daughter of MLK:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Just looking at the way in which my father continues to speak to us as a nation, the irony of it being today, which is the 54th anniversary of him delivering 'I have a dream,' but also of the fact that we are having these conversations now, that people are pulling down Confederate memorials. We need a sense of direction in this hour. And I think by the state of Georgia unveiling this monument, it can really create an avenue for conversation about how do we want our country represented and our states represented and even our cities in public spaces.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              20. Various shots of statue\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Shot of newspaper from day after MLK was shot, Friday April 5, 1968\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Close up of Friday April 5, 1968, pan out to Martin Luther King slain headline on original newspaper\u003cbr/\u003e              23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Clarence Reed, Georgia Resident:\u003cbr/\u003e              (he says he marched with King in Chicago)\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I'll be 81 next month, 81 years old and I thank the Lord that he has blessed me to live to see this statue being honored for Dr. King here today.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eina Hogan, Georgia Resident:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"My feelings today are ecstatic, because although I don't look it I'm old enough to remember when we had separate water fountains and separate bathrooms.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              25. Close up \"State of Georgia \" seal\u003cbr/\u003e              26. 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