A new monument honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled Friday in Boston, but it’s already catching flak from some members of the family for its awkward design.
Titled “The Embrace,” the $10 million sculpture pays homage to a photo of the hug shared between King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, after he learned he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. It was erected at Boston Common to celebrate how the couple met in the city.
Mayor Michelle Wu said the sculpture invites the public to live out the Kings’ vision, which is “to open our eyes to the injustice of racism and bring more people into the movement for equity,” according to the Boston Globe.