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Protest and Politics
Two new biographies enhance our knowledge of John Lewis, the late congressman and civil rights hero.
by
Jason Sokol
via
Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
on
January 15, 2025
James Baldwin: ‘I Did Not Want to Weep for Martin, Tears Seemed Futile’
In memory of Martin Luther King Jr, a look back on his funeral.
by
Jason Sokol
via
Literary Hub
on
April 4, 2018
How a Young Joe Biden Turned Liberals Against Integration
Forty years ago, the Senate supported school busing—until a 32-year-old changed his mind.
by
Jason Sokol
via
Politico Magazine
on
August 4, 2015
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The North’s Shameful Refusal to Face Its Own Tangled Racial Past
What we should learn from Senator Abraham Ribicoff’s failed attempt.
by
Jason Sokol
via
HNN
on
January 5, 2015
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The Heavens Might Crack
: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Jason Sokol
2018
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MLK: What We Lost
50 years after King's death, his image has been transformed and stripped of its radicalism.
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Annette Gordon-Reed
via
New York Review of Books
on
October 18, 2018
