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The Embrace in Boston Common

Viewers react to the new installation of “The Embrace” statue

Julia Goujiamanis January 24, 2023
“The Embrace,” a statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Jan. 13 in Boston Common, generating various reactions and inspiring awe within the community.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

MLK, Coretta Scott King memorial planned for Boston Common

Olga Benacerraf March 25, 2021
Installation of the abstracted bronze figure is expected to take place in October of 2022.
The City of Boston and New England Conservatory’s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Guest speakers and members of the Boston University community honored King by giving speeches, while Conservatory musicians performed musical tributes. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Howard Thurman Center virtually honors Martin Luther King Jr.

Rachel Do January 21, 2021
Boston University celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory in a virtual event on Monday. For King, the university is close to home — it’s where he earned his doctorate degree and the city where he met the woman he would marry.
“The Embrace,” pictured in a rendition above, was chosen by the King Boston art committee as the winning design for a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in the Boston Common. The committee announced the winner Monday. COURTESY OF KING BOSTON

Winning design for Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King memorial revealed

Joel Lau March 8, 2019
A 22-foot tall bronze statue titled “The Embrace” will be built on the Boston Common as a monument to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
Five proposals for the Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King memorial to be permanently installed in the Boston Common will be on display at the Boston Public Library for comment from the public. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DPF FILE PHOTO

Bostonians invited to weigh in on King memorial

Audrey Martin September 20, 2018

Boston residents are being given the chance to provide input on which of the five selected Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King memorials they want to see permanently installed in the Boston...

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