Chinese sculptor chosen to carve Martin Luther King memorial


  • World
  • Friday, 16 Feb 2007

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese stone carver Lei Yixin says he was 10 years old when he first read about Martin Luther King Jr. historic "I have a dream speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. 

Nearly four decades later, the master sculptor from China's Hunan Province says he never dreamed he would have a role in creating a memorial to the slain U.S. civil rights leader. 

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