#32 MLK Day Special ft. Jonathan Eig

What would MLK think of America today? Join us this week for a special episode of The Hopeful Majority as Manu sits down with Jonathan Eig, author of King a Life. In this episode they discuss MLK’s triumphs and tribulations. And what MLK would say about America today. Episode 32 guest: Meet Jonathan Eig authorJonathan Eig’s info:Website: https://www.jonathaneig.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathaneigInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/joneig/PODCAST INFO: Website: thehopefulmajority.comSpotify: spoti.fi/42GYjecApple: apple.co/3qRsnqpoYoutube: https://bit.ly/youtube-hopefulmajorityInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/manumeel_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuMeel_OUTLINE: 0:00 intro 5:40 MLK on combining the militant and moderate 10:09 King’s motivation for peaceful change 12:30 decline of religion and increase in polarization 14:30 Jonathan’s writing process 17:40 MLK as a human 22:30 King on dealing with criticism 26:50 the power of media 30:20 what would Dr. king think of today's race relations 32:20 MLK on race and class35:32 King on Bernie Sanders and Biden 38:23 division and critiquing America 41:40 King on Trump 44:40 king's open mindedness 48:39 Outro  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.