April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How it Changed America

Author: Michael Eric Dyson

April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and the Transformation of America

Celebrates the leadership of Dr. King and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision

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April 4, 1968 : Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and the Transformation of America

Celebrates the leadership of Dr. King and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision

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On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m., while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King ended his final speech with the words, I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight, that we as a people will get to the Promised Land." Acclaimed public intellectual and best-selling author Michael Eric Dyson examines how King fought, and faced, his own death, and how America can draw on his legacy in the twenty-first century. April 4, 1968 celebrates the leadership of Dr. King, and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision.

About the Author

Michael Eric Dyson, named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, is the author of sixteen books, including Holler If You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr. He is currently University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. He lives in Washington, D.C.