The unveiling did come with some controversy. There are critics who are unhappy the artist behind the MLK sculpture is Chinese artist Lei Yixin, who created the piece in China. They also say MLK’s 30-foot sculpture of him with his arms crossed is too confrontational and appears too Asian.

MLK’s son, Martin Luther King III, told USA TODAY that he likes the statue.”I’ve seen probably 50 sculptures of my dad, and I would say 47 of them are not good reflections — that’s not to disparage an artist,” King said. “This particular artist — he’s done a good job.”

However, Ed Dwight, a sculptor in Denver who was originally slated to build the statue, said Dr King would be “turning over in his grave” if he knew his likeness had been conceived by someone living under a Communist regime.

“He would rise up from his grave and walk into their offices and go, ‘How dare you?’”

Personally I don’t know enough about Lei YiXin’s background to comment on political appropriateness, but how in the world is the statue “too Asian” looking?