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What shaped King's prophetic vision?

  • Written by Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Associate Professor of Homiletics, Howard University
imageAn April 30, 1966 file photo of King Jr. addressing a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, AP Photo/JT, File

The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. The outgoing 44th president, Barack Obama, spoke of King in both his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance and victory speeches in 2008:

“[King] brought...

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