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More than seven decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived, studied and preached in Boston, the city will soon have a memorial honoring him and Coretta Scott King, who met each other there.
Coretta Scott King was a young woman living in Boston when she met Martin Luther King. GBH took a closer look at her life as part of the unveiling of a monument commemorating the couple's meeting.
In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated his Nobel Peace Prize with an embrace of his wife, Coretta. In Boston, there was another celebration based on that moment. A 20-foot tall, 19-ton bronze ...
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent formative time in Boston as he earned his Ph.D. at Boston University in systematic theology in 1955 and met his wife, Coretta.
BOSTON - All the way back in April of 1965, sisters Glynnette and Beverly Byron marched hand in hand toward the Boston Common, part of a march against segregation led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BOSTON, MA – January 13: Unveiling of Embrace Memorial Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King at the Boston Common on January 13, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston's new monument "The Embrace" is inspired by a photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott hugging after King won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, memorializing their love story and civil ...
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 new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial statue is finally being unveiled on the Boston Common this week. To mark the occasion, The Boston Globe and NBC 10 Boston have teamed up to create a new ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech before his assassination 50 years ago this week will be read out aloud in Boston Monday. Apr 2, 2018 MLK's Life Celebrated Through Day Of Service ...
Boston rally honors 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 Freedom Rally Local News Embrace Boston hopes to gather 10,000+ on Boston Common for anniversary of Freedom Rally ...
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