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Using MLK to Quell Outrage Distorts His Legacy

June 8, 2020June 7, 2020 Jeanne Theoharis civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr., policing, Resistance

Over the past week, numerous public officials—faced with disruptive protests around police brutality and racial inequality in the age of

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Martin Luther King Jr. on Making America Great Again

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Justin Rose Activism, Civil Rights Movement, democracy, Martin Luther King Jr., Resistance

On February 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church, and preached his final

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‘I Have a Copyright’: Interview with Daniel Fleming, Winner of the 2019 Maria Stewart Prize

July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 AAIHS Editors Activism, archives, black politics, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., race

This is an interview with Dr. Daniel Fleming, whose article “‘I Have a Copyright’: The Privatization of Martin Luther King’s

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David Garrow, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Politics of History

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Nishani Frazier Activism, Black Panther Party, black politics, black protest, Civil Rights Movement, education, Martin Luther King Jr., race, white supremacy

On June 4th, teachers and professors from all around the United States met in Louisville, Kentucky to review Advanced Placement

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On James H. Cone and Black Humanity

September 7, 2018September 10, 2018 Vernon Mitchell Jr. black intellectual history, James Cone Forum, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., religion, spirituality, white supremacy

*This post is part of our online forum on the Life and Legacy of Dr. James H. Cone. As an undergraduate student, I

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