8. A Movement in the Millions
8. A Movement in the Millions
Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and a community organizer, talks about Martin Luther King's legacy, the f... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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33mins
7. The Inconvenient Hero
7. The Inconvenient Hero
Vincent Harding was Martin Luther King's longtime friend and advisor. They first met in 1958 when King was laid up in be... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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24mins
6: The Accidental Leader
6: The Accidental Leader
Clayborne Carson, the director of the King Papers Project, says Martin Luther King Jr. was an "accidental" civil rights ... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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28mins
5: April 4th, 1968
5: April 4th, 1968
Fifty years ago, at 6:00 in the evening, Martin Luther King Jr. was standing on the balcony of his hotel room, trying to... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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12mins
4: I Am a Man
4: I Am a Man
In the spring of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. disregarded the advice of his entire staff and traveled to Memphis, Tennes... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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14mins
3: To 'Prevent the Rise of a Messiah'
3: To 'Prevent the Rise of a Messiah'
Under the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI conducted a relentless campaign to track, spy on and harass Martin Luth... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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20mins
2: Unfulfilled Dreams
2: Unfulfilled Dreams
In the last months of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. struggled to launch a new phase in the civil rights movement: He ... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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14mins
1: Beyond Vietnam
1: Beyond Vietnam
Exactly one year before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in Riverside Church and denounced the Vietnam War. It wa... Read more
3 Apr 2018
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15mins
Coming soon: King's Last March
Coming soon: King's Last March
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn. Half a century later, he remains a vivid sy... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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2mins