Boston's new MLK memorial is a gleaming bronze embrace

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Boston's new MLK memorial is a gleaming bronze embrace
Written by Matthew Robinson, CNN



The winning design for a new Boston memorial dedicated to civil rights pioneers Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King has been revealed.

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The design focused on an "act rather than the individual," as a way of highlighting the Kings' commitment to equality and the collective role in the promotion of civil rights, said the group.

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Paul English, co-chairman of King Boston, said in an email interview that the memorial will allow people to "learn about the significant time that MLK and Coretta spent together in Boston, where they met as students, and then to imagine what they would be working on in Boston if they were alive today."

English said that he created King Boston in September 2017 as he had become "depressed and worried about some of the racism" which had emerged in America, and wanted his city to "do something positive" to show that there are still people who care about racial equality.

Thomas said in a phone interview that the work will pay homage to "two wonderful human beings" and hoped that people will see themselves in its reflection. He added that it will urge viewers to "embrace a call to action, embrace community, loved ones and those you don't know."

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A spectacular memorial to the Kings.