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April 4, 2018

Martin Luther King Jr. and Social Activism

On the 50th anniversary commemorating the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., past and present civil rights leaders that included… read more

On the 50th anniversary commemorating the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., past and present civil rights leaders that included Representative John Lewis (D-GA), Marian Wright Edelman, Diane Nash, Gina Belafonte, and Tamika Mallory talked about social activism. The event took place at the Crosstown Concourse in Memphis and was organized by the National Civil Rights Museum. close

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Pamela Alexander Director Ford Motor Company Fund->Community Development
Gina Belafonte Co-Director Sankofa

W.J. Michael Cody Attorney Burch, Porter, and Johnson
Michael Eric Dyson Professor Georgetown University->Sociology
Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President Children's Defense Fund
Terri Freeman President National Civil Rights Museum
Tamron Hall Anchor MSNBC->NewsNation
Yahdon Israel Editor in Chief Brooklyn Magazine
Jesse Jackson Founder and President Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Phyllis James Executive Vice President MGM Resorts International
Quentin James Board Member (Former) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Clarence B. Jones Scholar in Residence Stanford University->Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute
Bernard Lafayette Chair Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James Lawson Chairman American Civil Liberties Union->National Advisory Council
John Lewis U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Tamika D. Mallory National Co-Chair Women's March on Washington
Evvie McKinney Singer
Scott Morris Founder and CEO Church Health
Diane Nash Founding Member Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Bree Newsome Community Organizer and Activist
Nicole Porter Director Sentencing Project->Advocacy
April Ryan Bureau Chief American Urban Radio Networks->Washington Bureau
Tami Sawyer Organizer and Activist Memphis, TN
Coby Smith Co-Founder Black Organizing Project in Memphis
Tyke T Musician
Elaine Lee Turner Director Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum
Frederic Yonnet Singer

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Program ID:: 442987-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
First Aired:: Apr 04, 2018 | 8:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Apr 07, 2018 | 10:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Apr 04, 2018 | 8:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 05, 2018 | 12:40am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 05, 2018 | 4:48am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 07, 2018 | 12:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 07, 2018 | 10:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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