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This photo made from a page of The Choctaw Advocate newspaper shows civil rights protesters during a sit-in in Butler, Ala., on Sept. 11, 1971, shortly before demonstrator Margaret Ann Knott was struck by a car and fatally injured. Grand jurors declined to indict the driver of the vehicle, and Knott's mother Carrie Johnson says she has forgiven the man. No one in the photo is identified. (AP Photo/The Choctaw Advocate)
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Carrie Johnson, whose daughter was fatally injured during a civil rights demonstration in 1971, poses in her den in Lisman, Ala., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. While initially wanting justice for the death of Margaret Ann Knott, Johnson said she has overcome anger and found forgiveness for the man whose car struck the teen during a sit-in in Butler, Ala. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. James Perry, Chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service, explains how masonry work was completed at The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service worker Thomas Byrdsong, was one of many workers working in and around The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10 completing the final details for the reopening ceremony on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service workers removes old items from the Washington Monument in preparation of the monument reopening to the public on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. The Washington Monument stands clear of fences and construction vehicles on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument is set to reopen to the public on Monday, May 12 after being closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. A National Park Service employee enjoys the view looking South out of the window inside of the Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Monument is set to reopen after being closed since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. On Monday, May 12, visitors to the Washington Monument will once again be able to view the Nation’s Capital and beyond as the Monument is set to reopen after being closed since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. James Perry, Chief of Resource Management for the National Park Service, explains how masonry work was completed at The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
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PHOTOS ARE EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, MAY 11 AT 6PM. National Park Service worker power wash the base of The Washington Monument on Saturday, May 10 in preparation of the monument reopening to the public on Monday, May 12. The Washington Monument has been closed to the public since August 2011 after an earthquake caused major damage to the structure. Khalid Naji-Allah/Special to The Washington Times
