“The need for the second emancipation proclamation and declaring all segregated sedatives is unconstitutional and illegal,” are just some of the words said by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the man and icon behind the civil rights movement.
A non-profit group told WGBH News on Thursday that it intends to break ground on a monument to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., on the Boston Common in July.
Today, there is much debate about the relevance of memorials in our country. They are often erected to withstand the test of time and to leave an indelible cultural marker for future generations.
For the first time on television and modern multimedia, Legacy of Love brings to light the mostly unknown story of Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott’s formative years in 1950’s Boston.
The winning design for a memorial to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on the Boston Common hopes to celebrate the power of the love between the couple, who met here in Boston.
Today would have been the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 91st birthday. Even 52 years after his death, more than ever I feel his spirit on so many fronts, especially here in the Boston, the city he loved and called his second home.
