Tavis Smiley is currently airing an excellent two-part program on Dr. Martin Luther King's attempts to end war and poverty.
This program's interviews and footage clearly depict the journey of this brilliant, wise, and humanitarian leader. It elucidates the political and internal personal obstacles he faced: for example, in his fallout with President Lyndon Johnson, and his inner battles with depression.
If you get a chance, streaming at least some of this program is enlightening and rewarding.
Dr. Martin Luther King: A Call to Conscience
"When you love that much, when you love poor people that much, you're going to be dangerous to the powers that be." Cornell West - of Dr Martin Luther King
This program's interviews and footage clearly depict the journey of this brilliant, wise, and humanitarian leader. It elucidates the political and internal personal obstacles he faced: for example, in his fallout with President Lyndon Johnson, and his inner battles with depression.
If you get a chance, streaming at least some of this program is enlightening and rewarding.
Dr. Martin Luther King: A Call to Conscience
"When you love that much, when you love poor people that much, you're going to be dangerous to the powers that be." Cornell West - of Dr Martin Luther King
