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04.04.2018

MLK, 50 years later: a universal hero?

In the wake of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, Dr. Sylvie Laurent, Cultural Historian and Lecturer at Sciences Po organized a debate to re-examine the role of Dr. King, his guidance of the fight against injustice, and the incompleteness of his battle. Watch the expert interview on the relevance of Dr. King's legacy today, and how we ought to pay homage.

Dr. Sylvie Laurent is the author of two works on Martin Luther King:

  • Martin Luther King, une biographie intellectuelle et politique, Le Seuil, 2015
  • King and the Other America: the Poor People's Campaign and the Quest for Economic Justice, University of California Press, Forthcoming, Fall 2018.

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