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Displaying all articles tagged:
March On Washington
politics
Jan. 17, 2022
We Still Need Martin Luther King Jr.’s Aspirational Patriotism
He challenged Americans to live up to our values, not to boast of our own inherent greatness.
By
Ed Kilgore
john lewis
July 3, 2020
John Lewis’s Lifelong Struggle for Voting Rights Isn’t Over
Once it looked like Obama’s election represented the culmination of John Lewis’s career. A new documentary shows battles for old causes persist.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 4, 2018
Who Represents MLK’s Legacy Today?
Barack Obama was an heir to King’s political legacy, but it’s clear now that he didn’t occupy the Promised Land of equality, either.
By
Ed Kilgore
civil rights
Aug. 25, 2013
March on Washington’s 50th Anniversary Photos
Eric Holder and other leaders spoke about the continued need to fight for civil rights.
By
Delia Paunescu