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Remembering together: Rhetorical integration and the case of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial

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Rhetoric and Communication Studies Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Memory, History, Trauma, Identity

Abstract

This essay explores the extent to which memorials that are connected with issues of national conflict can lead to the construction of shared memories or fictions of the past. In contrast to recent critical analyses that have focused on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, this study analyzes a Civil‐Bights related memorial—the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Atlanta—through the development and application of the concept of “rhetorical integration.” The findings demonstrate that even though rhetorical integration is elusive, memorials can, through aspects of form, function, symbolism and location, provide space, motivation and inventional resources for continued engagement.

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