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How MLK Fought Northern Segregation, And How He Might View Today's Inauguration
Episode 194

How MLK Fought Northern Segregation, And How He Might View Today's Inauguration

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we present a live event exploring King's legacy, and what the lessons of his activism can offer us today.

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

January 20, 202523m 45s

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Show Notes

In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we present a live event exploring King's legacy, and what the lessons of his activism can offer us today. 

On Today's Show:
For the centennial series "100 Years of 100 Things," Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, senior minister and public theologian at the Middle Collegiate Church, and author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness that Can Heal the World (Harmony, 2021), and Jeanne Theoharis, professor of political science at Brooklyn College, and the author of many books on the civil rights and Black Power movements and the contemporary politics of race, reflect on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy, on the day that honors him.

Topics

socialismmlkmartin_luther_kingcivil_disobedienceactivismpoliticshistorylegacycivil_rightsjusticeracismblack_power