Jacobin19h
Learning From the Courage of the Civil Rights Movement
Many on the Left are wondering what to do against the Trump administration’s vicious assaults on workers, immigrants, and ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Had a Dream for Economic Affirmative Action. The Supreme Court Failed Him.
Such nostalgia can include favorable feelings for three Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices who, over the course of ...
LaborPress2d
Dr. Martin Luther King 60 Years Ago
Montgomery, AL – Sixty years ago this month Dr. Martin Luther King led the march that changed history. The last leg of the march led by Dr. King ended at the Alabama State Capitol. At that time, there ...
The Valdosta Daily Times3d
Annual Memorial Program to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor of the legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Annual Memorial Program will be held at 6 p.m. April 3 at the King Monument Plaza, corner of South  Ashley Street and Martin Luther ...
Michael Peregrine: The legacy of Lyndon Johnson’s ‘We Shall Overcome’ speech persists
On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...
Heroes in Plain Clothes: MLK’s 1966 visit to Alexandria
At the Rapides Parish Coliseum on November 22, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before educators at the 65th session of the Louisiana Education Association, delivering a speech titled “Remaining ...
Colgate University5d
Author Jonathan Eig Details the Life of a Complex, Radical Martin Luther King Jr.
Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...