Resource Guides: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Dr. King and Today's Racial Justice Movement

Articles

The Meaning of The King Holiday by Coretta Scott King
"The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America..."
Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s History Lessons
Commentary by journalist Jelani Cobb reflecting on Dr. King's understanding of the ongoing racial justice struggle and how "a narrow view of America’s past could imperil its future."
What Would Martin Luther King Jr. Say About the Current Civil Unrest?
June 2020. By Peniel E. Joseph. From "About US," an initiative by The Washington Post.

What Love is Not: Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan. 2020
This article looks at King's fundamental concern with what love is not, and its negation that colors his political vision.

‘In Storms, All Kinds of Things Can Happen’: Martin Luther King III on a Pivotal Month
June 2020 interview with the son of Dr. King where he reflects on what his father would think about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Fifty Years Since King. May 2018
This article reflects on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968 and examines how social conditions in the U.S. have changed in the past 50 years.