Dr. King with two young girls, one white and one black, release doves toward the City of Benton Harbor. The monument sits at the top of a small hill with the railroad bridge over the St. Joseph River in the background.

St. Joseph Monument design Approved

“The twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor are one step closer to completing a unity project celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

“The St. Joseph City Council on Monday approved the Unified Civic Monuments Project’s final design for a monument to be constructed in the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum along the St. Joseph River, much to the delight of project supporters and collaborators in attendance.

“’It took hard work, but we pulled it off,’ said Benton Harbor Commissioner and project co-chair Edward Isom, who informed the council Benton Harbor approved its design in December. ‘The main thing I love about this project is the unity. … These two cities can come together and unite, and this project is doing that.’”

Read the full story by WSJM: City of St. Joseph approves MLK monument design facing Benton Harbor