'Embrace,' a monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston, where they first met.
's 94th birthday, "Embrace," a monument dedicated to King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston, where they first met., which works "to dismantle structural racism through their work at the intersection of arts and culture, community, and research and policy."
The 20-foot tall, 40-foot wide statue "symbolizes the hug Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared with his wife, Coretta, after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and celebrates their time in Boston when they met as students," according to Embrace.The art piece was designed by Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, Embrace says. Multiple trucks carried different pieces of the bronze monument from Washington state to Boston.
Embrace has also released a self-guided app that pairs with the monument, offering visitors stories and first-hand accounts of the civil rights movement as well as behind-the-scenes information about the construction of the memorial.
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