Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King's son defends new monument amid criticism

Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, defended a new monument that honors his parents following criticism of the recently unveiled sculpture.

The monument, which is called "The Embrace," represents the hug Dr. King and Coretta Scott King shared after he won the Nobel Peace Price in 1964. The $10 million bronze sculpture, designed by Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, has garnered mixed reactions since its unveiling last week in the Boston Common.

King III told CNN's Don Lemon on Monday, which marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, that he thought "the artist did a great job," despite criticism that the monument only depicts his parents' disembodied arms.