14 January, 2012

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An inscription on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial that has faced criticism will be changed, an Interior Department official tells CNN.

The memorial in Washington was unveiled in August and has many of King's quotes on it. Poet and author Maya Angelou was among those who said one paraphrased inscription wrongly made King seem arrogant.

The inscription reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."

King's original words were from a 1968 sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta: "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter."

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told the Washington Post he has given the National Park Service 30 days to change the quote.

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