Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., America’s great civil rights activist and stirring orator. King received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence and moved millions to strive for peace and social justice. Let us all answer his call for harmony by reaching across the barriers that define our differences and find common ground.

Today would be a great time to see "The Embrace", the recently unveiled monument to King and Coretta Scott King on Boston Common. More

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