Brandon M. Terry is assistant professor of African and African American studies and social studies at Harvard University and a faculty affiliate of American studies; women's, gender, and sexuality studies; and the Center for History and Economics.
Martin Luther King Jr. may be America’s most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. On the fiftieth anniversary of King’s assassination, the man and his activism are as close to public consc...[SEE MORE]