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The Poor People’s Campaign: Martin Luther King, Jr. and America’s Fourth Revolution

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 by MAMcIntosh

To embrace class as a social movement category is to re-engage King’s consciousness and do justice to his legacy. By Dr. James Freeman (Manhattan College) and Dr. Peter Kolozi (Brooklyn Community College Introduction This essay traces the development of King’s thought and organizational strategies as he came to realize the successes of the first half[…]

Four Speeches by Dr. King That Can Still Guide Us Today

Posted on January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 by MAMcIntosh

We need to be concerned with the needs of others who share this planet with us, to recognize their humanity. Thank you for inviting me to speak today at the Uniondale (NY) Public Library Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration. It is a great honor. I speak as a Hofstra University educator, as a historian, as[…]