Martin Luther King Jr. Day Special: The Lesser-Known Speeches

January 20, 2014 – Segment 2

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We begin with a look at Dr. King’s lesser-known speeches, reflecting upon a side of him that is often not remembered, with: Keith Snipes, actor, narrator, writer, and social commentator; Adar Ayira; project manager of the More in the Middle Campaign for Associated Black Charities and facilitator and analyst at Baltimore Racial Justice Action; Robert E. Birt, author of The Liberatory Thought of Martin Luther King Jr.: Critical Essays on the Philosopher King and assistant professor of Philosophy at Bowie State University; and Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College and author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks.

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