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THE STORY BEGAN IN BOSTON

The Embrace Digital Experience is a self-guided app offering storytelling, first-hand accounts and historical photos and images to visitors.

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This digital experience allows visitors to explore the monument, and the 1965 Freedom Plaza beneath it at their own pace, while learning more about Boston’s civil rights legacy and the incredible contribution of the Kings. The Embrace and the 1965 Freedom Plaza are reminders of the Kings’ high ideals born from struggle—to foster a “beloved community.”


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We welcome you to hear stories of local civil rights struggles while the Kings made Boston their home; be introduced to civil rights and social justice leaders active in Greater Boston from 1950 –1975; listen to reflections from the artist, Hank Willis Thomas; as well as behind-the-scenes insights on how The Embrace Monument was created.

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Real stories. Bold voices. Unapologetic truth. Good Trouble, our original podcast co-produced with NBC10 Boston, dives deep into the movements, makers, and moments shaping our city and our future.

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    Commemorating the 1965 Freedom Rally with Embrace Boston

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