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As she prepares to speak at the unveiling of The Embrace, a Boston Common monument honoring the lives and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Gov. Maura Healey said the memorial is particularly meaningful given the "narrative" of Boston (and Massachusetts generally) as a racist place. The bronze monument stands 20 feet tall and 32 feet in diameter and
Efforts to establish the bronze sculpture recognizing the time the Kings spent in Boston began five years ago. Read more on Boston.com.
Boston has unveiled "The Embrace," a Hank Willis Thomas monument celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
The Boston Globe and NBC have teamed up to create a new documentary about King, his wife Coretta Scott King, and their time in Boston.
Inspired by a photograph of the civil rights activists hugging each other, "The Embrace," a 22-foot-tall bronze sculpture by artist Hank Willis Thomas, will be unveiled at Boston Common on January 13.