What would MLK say? Join us this week as Manu sits down with Jonathan Eig to discuss his book King, a Life. In this episode we discuss King’s successes and failures, his accomplishments, goals and struggles. Tune in and hear expert opinions on what Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. would have said about America today.
Meet Jonathan Eig, author of "King, a Life".
Episode #10 Question: what would MLK have said about America today?
Episode #10 GUEST: Jonathan Eig
Book: King, A Life
Jonathan Eig INFO:
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Website: https://www.jonathaneig.com/
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OUTLINE:
0:00 intro
2:26 introducing Jonathan Eig
4:30 Why King?
6:33 militant and moderate
9:35 Montgomery Bus Boycott
11:40 King and the Bible
15:30 sense of responsibility
18:45 King as a human
23:00 critiques of King
26:00 successes and failures
28:00 media in the civil rights movement
32:40 structural economic changes
36:18 what would king think of modern politicians
38:45 accepting flaws and building better
42:50 King and Trump
46:25 King's religion and morality
50:20 takeaways
51:30 Jon’s why
52:30 Outro
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