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First there was the physical, permanent “art” to honor Martin Luther King in Washington, D.C., a memorial that was opened to the public in 2011. Critics of the granite statue, including this column, have said the thing looks more like a stern taskmaster looking down on an unpleasant scene than anything that you’d call a tribute to Dr. King.
The road to online mockery is paved with good intentions.
On Friday, a collection of civic organizations unveiled a 22-foot-tall bronze statue in Boston Common, the nation's oldest public park, honor.
Sculptor Hank Willis Thomas found inspiration in a photograph of the Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, embracing after the civil rights pioneer learned he had won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Many took particular issue with the fact that the Kings were not depicted in full in the 22-foot-tall bronze statue in Boston Common, the nation s oldest public park.