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.

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 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hugs his wife, Coretta, during a news conference following the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Bettmann via Getty Images ...

Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Boston heartbroken, after schoolmates at Crozer Theological Seminary outside Philadelphia, where he had been studying, urged him to break up with his longtime ...

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.

MLK Jr. Day events The 55th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast was held at the Omni Boston Hotel in the Seaport. It began at 9 a.m., and Governor Maura Healey spoke at the event.

It starts with something called love," Martin Luther King III said. The post Boston rally honors 60 years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 Freedom Rally appeared first on Boston.com.

In 1965, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally from Roxbury, a predominantly Black neighborhood in Boston, to the Boston Common. With the crowd of 20,000 singing and chanting freedom ...

BCC at Symphony Hall Boston Children’s Chorus performs “In the Name of Love,” its 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert at Boston Symphony Hall.

Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech on May 17, 1967 at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza in California. People have slammed a new statue dedicated to King in Boston.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated on Jan. 15 this year and organizations in and around Boston are offering plenty of ways for residents to honor the late civil rights leader and his ...