Some 2,500 miles from Boston, community leaders are getting their first look at something years in the making.
The sculpture is inspired by a 1965 picture of King and his wife right after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
King Boston breaks ground on its meaningful, emotional monument called Embrace to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King."It feels like love, but it is like she is literally carrying the weight of the civil rights movement, carrying the weight of Dr. King on her shoulders, so this opportunity as a hidden figure in our society," Jeffries said.
"I can't wait for the city to see this, I can't wait for everyday people to come and see this, because if you don't start a conversation when you see this thing, I don't know what can help you," said Rev. Jeffrey Brown, co-chair of King Boston.
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