Martin Luther King Jr
Instructions
Below are links to various speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. I want you to listen to them and reflect on 3 quotes/passages, tying them to our current political era. All of you know who Martin Luther King Jr. is, but many of you may only know the a particular version of this incredible man. The whitewashing of one of the most prescient voices to ever live is a travesty. King was a radical who called out the evils of racism, poverty, and militarism. King knew that this system of capitalism was the driving force of these evils and called for a move towards democratic socialism. While there has been some progress in certain areas, the totality of what King stood for has been stripped to a more palpable retelling, often ignoring his work that came after I have a dream. We need MLKs politics of working class solidarity against a white supremacist capitalism and militarism today more than ever.
Links:
^ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words, Democracy Now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJRpeCDoKo
^ Remembering MLK, The Majority Report podcast https://majorityreportradio.com/2020/01/20/1-20-martin-luther-king-jr-day-2020
~ Deliverables:
^ 2+ pages, Times New Roman, 12pt font, 1.5 inch spacing, 1.0 inch margins ^ No Cover Page ^ upload as a .pdf file ^ be sure to use college-level writing (proper spelling, formatting, organization, etc)
