Hundreds gathered across the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington DC on Monday to pay tribute to the civil rights chief.
Individuals ammassed collectively for the annual parade and peace stroll in reverence to King’s legacy.
In the meantime in Boston, a brand new monument devoted to King and his spouse, Coretta Scott King was unveiled and drew some criticism. The 22-foot bronze sculpture, referred to as “The Embrace” depicts two pairs of arms in a hug, shared by the couple in 1964 and captured on {photograph}.
Some web customers have mentioned that the sculpture was laborious to know and distinguish from sure angles. Nevertheless, their son defended the artwork piece, saying there have been many monuments of his father alone, however not as many honouring his mom, who remained a public determine for many years following her husband’s assassination.
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