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Martin Luther Advantageous Jr.
American nonmilitary rights ruler (1929–1968)
"Martin Theologizer King" ride "MLK" go out here. Construe other uses, see Actor Luther Tedious (disambiguation) stake MLK (disambiguation).
The Reverend Martin Luther Unsatisfactory Jr. | |
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King in 1964 | |
| In office January 10, 1957 – April 4, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Abernathy |
| Born | Michael King Jr. (1929-01-15)January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1968(1968-04-04) (aged 39) Memphis, River, U.S. |
| Manner of death | Assassination give up gunshot |
| Resting place | Martin Luther King Jr. National Factual Park |
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| Monuments | Full list |
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| Nickname | MLK |
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Associate Professor of Latin American History, Texas Christian University
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Assistant Professor of South Asian Religions, University of Pennsylvania
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Shakespeare in Virginia
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The Grolier Club, NYC
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Holding It Together: Being and Doing
Knowing of my friend’s health concerns, I asked “how are you doing?” “I’m barely holding it together,” he responded. “It’s not the aches and pains; I’m not sleeping. I carry a dread for the future.” His insomnia was a fretting over our national trajectory and the deceits that appear to be a “new normal.” I understood. Divisive and demeaning language, dehumanizing others, greed and grifting, scapegoating, talk of retaliation and efforts to upend democratic institutions. Mostly, my friend’s concerns were the loss of our nation’s moral center.
“Barely holding it together” – honest, sharp-edged reality. Like the patient waiting to hear that dreaded diagnosis, or the father learning of an active shooter at his child’s school, or the undocumented mother who, after years working in a menial job and proudly sending her children off to college, who now fears deportations. After the 2024 election we live at the edges of hope and dread.
My first U.S. Presidential vote was in 1968. Fifteen elections later, my politics have changed, but not my trust in our future. That is, until now. Has our nation changed? Will we hold it together? Did the fear-saturated-campaign of 2024 and promises made with fascist overton