The Embrace, Sculpture at Boston Common - Boston, MA, USA - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Waymarking.com

In Boston, within Boston Common, is a new (2023) sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King and his wife, Coretta Scott.

The monument is located on the southeast side of the common, nearest Tremont Street where it intersects West Street. From the road, pass through Parkman Square (there are three roughly life-sized sculptures there), then bear left onto a path to the sculpture.

The sculpture is made of bronze and is an abstract design consisting of two pairs of arms - and a portion of torsos - interlocking in a hug. It is based on a picture taken at a news conference after the pair had learned that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize. It is 20 ft high and 40 ft wide, in the center of a circular plaze made of granite. Visitors can go right up to and under the sculpture or sit by it on the granite bench.

The sculpture went through a process that included the public voting on several possible designs. In the end, Hank Willis Thomas's design was chosen.

Martin Luther King spent many years in the Boston area. He went to Boston University's theology school for graduate work. It was in Boston where he met his future wife, Coretta. Also, this location is also important. Here is an excerpt from the Boston Univeristy Web Site:

"The day after his Boston speech, King led a freedom march of more than 20,000 people from the South End to Boston Common, where the planned memorial will be constructed. “Now is the time,” he told the crowd, “to make real the promise of democracy. Now is the time to make brotherhood a reality. Now is the time.”"

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