1968/2008

The Root.com has organized a collection of excerpts and statements of famous thinkers, actors and entertainers who have reflected on the day they heard that Martin Luther King Jr had been assassinated in Memphis. The collection includes:

Angela Davis, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Bush, […]

In 68, after Martin Luther King Jr, was assassinated over 100 cities in the US had significant revolts or “riots” in poor Black neighborhoods. Those included Chicago and Baltimore. On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of those events here are a a few articles on the topic:

When Baltimore burned: Four decades after riots […]

It is quite common these days to hear worried remarks about Obama being assassinated, just like MLK and RFK were in 1968. This is part of the legacy of 1968 that we have to navigate in contemporary politics: promising leaders of the past who spoke critically about class and politics in the US get assassinated. […]

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s murder in Memphis, I have rounded up some of the articles that appeared in recent weeks reflecting on his legacy. They are from radically different perspectives which show the range of perspectives and ideologies that attempt to use his work to give greater […]