Humanities Moments

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we’ve gathered Humanities Moments that touch on the civil rights leader’s intellectual heritage and legacy.

Some focus on thinkers such as Henry David Thoreau, whose works on civil disobedience would influence the young doctoral student. Others trouble the black-and-white narratives about Mahatma Gandhi, another philosopher who touched King’s life, problematizing the straightforward or sanitized stories about the Indian leader’s ideas about race. For instance, what do we make of the presence of a Gandhi statue at the MLK Center in Atlanta? Finally, some focus on the very meaning of civil rights in the United States and beyond.

How do you honor Dr. King’s legacy?



Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.