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Martin Luther King Jr.
It’s Time to Heed King’s Call for the Abolition of Poverty
The radical politics we need are already alive and well around us. We need to recognize and acknowledge them.
New Film Reveals Life of Civil Rights Activist Jack O’Dell
“The Issue of Mr. O'Dell” offers a rare glimpse at the shaping of the civil rights movement amidst the Red Scare.
A Look Back at the My Lai Massacre, MLK’s Assassination, Columbia Protests and the Catonsville Nine
A look at the key events of 1968 and the Vietnam War.
How Do You Tell the Kids that Grandma Is in Jail for Resisting Nuclear Weapons?
There are connections between nuclear weapons, white supremacy and racism.
To Honor King, Let’s Work to End Racial Capitalism
Let's rally on the 50th anniversary of MLK's assassination.
MLK’s Fight Against Racism, Militarism and Capitalism: Historian Taylor Branch on King’s Final Years
It was 50 years ago today when Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.
MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination and Support for Memphis Strike
Rev. James Lawson discusses his experience with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Starvation Wages Are a “Crime”: Lessons From MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, 50 Years Later
H.B. Crockett and William ‘'Bill'’ Lucy discuss more.
MLK’s Radical Final Years: Civil Rights Leader Was Isolated After Taking On Capitalism and Vietnam War
Looking back at the last three years of King's life.
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