Not expounding on that any further - but hoping that on January 20, you'll be considering a great American; in contrast to the worst American going through the motions today.

Here in Boston, we have many memorials and monuments. Many of them stand in silent homage to the founding of this nation. Many more are esoteric, and honor small victories, niche milestones, and local events.



This photo is of Dr. Martin Luther King (BU, class of '55) and his wife, Coretta Scott (New England Conservatory.) They met here in this city in late 1951. They were married in 1953 and went on to build a life together in Montgomery, AL.

The photo is from 1964. Dr. King and Coretta have just learned that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - on the heels of being named Time's "Man of the Year" in 1963. (Think about that one for a minute.)

While it took decades, in 2023 the City of Boston unveiled a new statue called "The Embrace", based on this photo, and honoring the King's meeting in Boston and the time they spent here together.



Allegedly, it's the second-largest bronze statue in the country, after only the Statue of Liberty. (I don't know that I believe that.) It remains standing on historic Boston Common, very near the Visitor's Center and the start of the Freedom Trail.

Tomorrow, January 20 - there will be solemn speeches and a rally at the site, where elsewhere in this land, all the things that Dr. King and Coretta fought and suffered for will begin to be dismantled.

God help us all.