Sculpture commemorates Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Boston
Officials in Boston unveiled a sculpture commemorating Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. Nearly 60 years after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed thousands on the Boston Common, city officials unveiled a sculpture commemorating the civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The bronze sculpture, which is 20 feet tall and 40 feet wide, is the largest monument in the U.S. dedicated to racial equity and is located in the town where the couple first met. King was studying as a doctoral student in theology at Boston University when he met Coretta, who was studying at the New England Conservatory of Music. "Boston became the place where they forged a partnership that would change America and make a powerful contribution to the Black freedom struggle. That's what I see in this beautiful monument," said Martin Luther King III, son of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the unveiling. People stand near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture ...