The MLK I Knew — and What Today’s Changemakers Should Learn from Him

 

We have to raise the moral question every time, every day, 24/7.

Clarence B. Jones Scholar Writer in Residence, Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Educa...
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The MLK I Knew — and What Today’s Changemakers Should Learn from Him

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Clarence Jones was the person who secreted out the scraps of paper that Martin Luther King, Jr. used to write his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” He wrote part of King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, and he fought to have the transcripts of his FBI-taped conversations with the civil rights leader released under the Freedom of Information Act. With a rare, intimate perspective on King’s leadership, Jones offers insights on the personal toll of social activism, the evolution of the civil rights icon as a leader, and the ways the myth and mystique of his legacy overshadow key aspects of his life and personality — lessons that apply to current social movements at a divided moment in America.

  • 2017 Festival
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