Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year — The Cost of Dissent
Martin Luther King Jr. is often remembered through the parts of his message that eventually became part of America’s national memory. His final year presents a more complicated picture.
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Using Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year by Tavis Smiley with David Ritz as our lens, this episode investigates what happened when King expanded his public critique beyond civil rights to connect racism, poverty, militarism, the Vietnam War, and nonviolence.
Smiley argues that King’s legacy…
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