Great social movement. He is the only american who is honored with a National Holiday in his name. So there is that uniqueness that, you know, practically everybody in the world knows the name Martin Luther king, but the question is that id like to the address right in this setting is who really was Martin Luther king. Because, one of the advantages of using a a setting like this is that we can really practice history the way it should be. It shouldnt be about names and dates that you remember. It should be about the study of the things that survive from the past. Thats why a historical site is so important, and that is why when coretta king asked me to edit the papers she understood that what in the long run were going to survive are the papers that Martin Luther king produced in his lifetime. So all of that is what i would call the legacy of Martin Luther king. And if we want to get close to who he really was, thats the best window that we have into the past. So Martin Luther king pr
History tv all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. While in springfield, missouri, we took a driving tour of the city with the executive director, john sellars. We are driving around the square here in springfield. This Public Square is interesting. It is designed with streets coming into it in the center. Kind of rare. Most come in on the corners. It was designed by one of the rounders of springfield who came here in 1830 with his family. He wanted this to be the county seat of the newly designated Greene County in southwest missouri. So he donated 50 acres of land , and the city sold 48 of the acres to get enough money to get build a courthouse. These two acres that remain were the town square. They built the courthouse in the center of the square, that became the site of the county seat. Kind of got things started here in 1835. In 1838, the city was chartered. It all came about because of what we are going to go by now, an Historical Marker in the corner of the building on water stre
He is the only american who is honored with a National Holiday in his name. So there is that uniqueness that practically everybody in the word knows the name Martin Luther king. But the question is id like to address right in this setting is who really was Martin Luther king . Because one of the advantages of using a setting like this is that we can really practice history the way it should be. It shouldnt be about names and dates that you remember. It should be about the study of the things that survive from the past. Thats why a site or historical site is so important. Thats why the king papers project, when Coretta Scott king edited Martin Luther kings paper, she understood that in the long run what would survive were the papers that Martin Luther king produced during his lifetime. So all of that is part of what i would call the legacy of Martin Luther king. And if we want to get close to who he really was, thats the best window that we have into the past. So Martin Luther king prod
To tonights program. To our members, it is your support that makes nice like this possible. To the many of you joining us for the first time, a warm welcome. Before we begin, now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phone or anything else that might make noise during the program. Of newuary, 2016, a team york times staffers discovered dozens of photographs in the New York Times archives. The monthlong series explore the history behind the photos, garnering 1. 7 million views and thousands of comments. We are thrilled to welcome tonight two of the authors who were involved in creating the unpublished black history from the New York Times archives. Is a contributing photo editor at the New York Times and the creator and editor of a times blog. Rachel swarns is an author who writes about race and race relations. She is the author of american tapestry, the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. Moderating the conversation this evening is the curator of
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