MLK on America Today ft. Jonathan Eig

from The Hopeful Majority with Manu Meel

What would MLK say? Join us this week as Manu sits down with Jonathan Eig to discuss his book King, a Life. In this episode we discuss King’s successes and failures, his accomplishments, goals and struggles. Tune in and hear expert opinions on what Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. would have said about America today.Meet Jonathan Eig, author of "King, a Life". Episode #10 Question: what would MLK have said about America today?Episode #10 GUEST: Jonathan EigBook: King, A LifeJonathan Eig INFO:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joneig/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathaneigWebsite: https://www.jonathaneig.com/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 intro2:26 introducing Jonathan Eig4:30 Why King?6:33 militant and moderate9:35 Montgomery Bus Boycott11:40 King and the Bible 15:30 sense of responsibility18:45 King as a human23:00 critiques of King26:00 successes and failures28:00 media in the civil rights movement 32:40 structural economic changes 36:18 what would king think of modern politicians 38:45 accepting flaws and building better 42:50 King and Trump 46:25 King's religion and morality 50:20 takeaways 51:30 Jon’s why52:30 Outro  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What would MLK say? Join us this week as Manu sits down with Jonathan Eig to discuss his book King, a Life. In this episode we discuss King’s successes and failures, his accomplishments, goals and struggles. Tune in and hear expert opinions on what Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. would have said about America today.Meet Jonathan Eig, author of "King, a Life". Episode #10 Question: what would MLK have said about America today?Episode #10 GUEST: Jonathan EigBook: King, A LifeJonathan Eig INFO:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joneig/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonathaneigWebsite: https://www.jonathaneig.com/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 intro2:26 introducing Jonathan Eig4:30 Why King?6:33 militant and moderate9:35 Montgomery Bus Boycott11:40 King and the Bible 15:30 sense of responsibility18:45 King as a human23:00 critiques of King26:00 successes and failures28:00 media in the civil rights movement 32:40 structural economic changes 36:18 what would king think of modern politicians 38:45 accepting flaws and building better 42:50 King and Trump 46:25 King's religion and morality 50:20 takeaways 51:30 Jon’s why52:30 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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