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From the newsroom: Memorial honoring the Kings opens on Boston Common

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Last Friday, a new permanent monument was unveiled on Boston Common. "The Embrace" honors the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who met right here in Boston as college students in the 1950s. WBUR Morning Edition Host Rupa Shenoy previewed the Embrace before its unveiling. She joins The Common to describe the experience.

Last Friday, a new permanent monument was unveiled on Boston Common. It’s called The Embrace, and it honors the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who met right here in Boston as college students in the 1950s.

WBUR Morning Edition Host Rupa Shenoy had the chance to see the Embrace before its unveiling. She joins The Common to describe the experience. 

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