On This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a Focus on King's Multidimensional Legacy

A rich legacy treated as such.

Martin_Luther_King,_JrThis year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the last of President Obama’s administration, takes place a few days before a new administration takes over, one whose election campaign was scaffolded by racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, and economic populism.

Amidst this jarring crossroad in American history we find ourselves living in, many publications offered a nuanced remembrance of the civil rights leader, one that addressed his legacy in fighting for both civil and economic rights, and a reminded us of the many, and deep, linkages between race and class.

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