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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision of American Democracy

Martin Luther King Jr. approached history with a reverent understanding of the complex relationship between the secular and the sacred.

“Learn from the Past, Organize the Future, Make Democracy Work.” This is the mission statement that greets visitors at the

Black fists. Black men. Black pride. That’s how we will always remember bronze medalist John Carlos and gold medalist Tommie

*This post is part of our online forum on Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s An Unseen Light On March 28, 1968, five thousand Memphians gathered

*This post is part of our online forum on Aram Goudsouzian and Charles McKinney’s An Unseen Light By 1940, Memphis, Tennessee was – with