I've seen this in person. That rock was beautiful without it (still is, just less so). But this photo captures not only how it's a toy-scale Mt. Rushmore knock-off^1^, but it's just fucking ugly. Not good art, not a good monument, not a good memorial, not good execution, and not even the best material choice for such a thing. And that's besides the fact that it's a giant middle-finger to social progress, Civil Rights, and everything that prompted it's creation. Plus, the only way to get rid of it is to use dynamite to make an even bigger fucking hole in the middle of the tallest natural thing in the area. What a waste.

That said, it's a nice day hike up to the top, but do check the weather report. When I went, Atlanta smog obscured the view.

^1^ - Said mountain is also a travesty when you get into the history of it.