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Martin Luther King Jr.
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The FBI vs. Martin Luther King: Inside J. Edgar Hoover’s “Suicide Letter” to Civil Rights Leader
Fifty years ago today, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover made headlines by calling Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the “most notorious liar in the country.”
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Historically, Black Leaders Supported Palestinians; Why Less So Now?
Today's silence by black leaders in the face of Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip stands in stark contrast to the historic support of the Palestinians …
Long a Force for Progress, a Freedom Summer Legend Looks Back
Georgia Congressman John Lewis talks about what changed, and didn't, because of the movement he helped to lead 50 years ago.
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Charles Koch, Modern Robber Baron, Exposed
Charles Koch was a member of the John Birch Society at the height of their attacks on the civil rights movement.
The Lost, Lingering Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy
Despite his privilege and doubtless power from birth, Robert F. Kennedy became an advocate for the poor and oppressed.
Remembering Vincent Harding, the Civil Rights Activist Who Wrote MLK’s Speech Against Vietnam War
Amy Goodman spends the hour remembering the pioneering historian, theologian and civil rights activist Dr. Vincent Harding.
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Remembering Vincent Harding, an Enduring Veteran of Hope
The author of a series of books on the civil rights movement - which he called the Southern Freedom movement - he not only wrote history, but also played …
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Prophecy Delivered! Martin Luther King Jr. and the Death of Democracy
Are we witnessing the death of democracy in the United States that Martin Luther King foretold?
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Waging War on Valentine’s Day
How can we rescue radical love from cardboard expression and use it to “restore the humanity” of our oppressors?
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Pete Seeger: Beating Flagpoles Into Ploughshares
Pete Seeger, RIP and God bless. As you used to say, take it easy, but take it.