Oversized Bust Of Dr. Martin Luther King Unveiled In Chester

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) -- More than a hundred people turned out in a Chester (Delaware County) park on Thursday to unveil a huge bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an honor that took about a decade to plan and create.

More than a half-million dollars in community development funds were used to create the five-foot-tall granite bust and the small gated, illuminated park that surrounds it.

King family friend Dr. William Brown suggested what the civil rights leader might do if he were alive today:

"He would look at the situation -- with violence in our society, drugs, homelessness,  unemployment, poor performing schools, lack of faith and participation in society, dysfunctioning in the family, prejudice in society, and war -- and he would say, 'If you really want to honor me, we've got to do more.' "

Several labor  unions donated their services to build the memorial.

Why Chester? Dr. King preached here while studying for the ministry.

Reported by David Madden, KYW Newsradio 1060.