Barack Obama: “Today is one of those moments where we pay tribute to those who forged our history, but hold closely the memory of those…”

helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.