A Faithful Heretic: Joseph Lowery and the Politics of the Mass Movement
A strange land requires a familiar song. That’s why members of the community of faith sing the Lord’s song in
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Martin Luther King Jr. on Making America Great Again
On February 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and preached his final
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The Illusion of Progress in the Story of American Democracy
The word progress is central to contemporary political rhetoric. Self-described progressives work toward what they see as positive change. Meanwhile, a
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Measuring Racial Progress, Past and Present
If the November 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency provided an occasion to measure the distance the United
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Radicalizing the Resistance in the Age of Trump
Who knew an act of civic engagement could produce such exhilaration and ambivalence? A few weeks ago I attended a
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