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Marveling at ‘The Embrace,’ Bostonians celebrate a ‘superhero’ on Martin Luther King Day

Por: The Boston Globe Nation January 17, 2023

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As snow flew on Boston Common Monday, Nancy Onyejiaka gazed at the colossal figure, absorbing its features in contemplative silence: the round buttons adorning Martin’s sleeve, the string of beads encircling Coretta’s wrist, the grooves between their knuckles, the ridges in their fingers, their simple wedding bands.The Northeastern University student was underwhelmed when she saw photographs online of “The Embrace,” a 20-foot-tall... + full article



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