Controversial ‘Drum Major’ paraphrase removed from MLK memorial – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Controversial ‘Drum Major’ paraphrase removed from MLK memorial – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs: The controversial written passage on the side of the National Mall's Martin Luther King Jr. memorial has been removed, the sculptor said Thursday.

Chinese artist Master Lei Yixin told reporters at a press event in front of the memorial that the inscription had been removed by deepening the grooves that give the side of the memorial texture.

"All is going well," Lei said through his son, who served as an interpreter.

The King Memorial had originally included a paraphrase from the famed Civil Rights leader's "Drum Major" speech that read: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."