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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last Battle
| What | Civil Rights labor and unions civil rights book discussion history |
|---|---|
| When |
2008-01-24 10:00
2008-01-24 11:00
2008-01-24 from 10:00 to 11:00 |
| Where | Garfield Book Company, Corner of Garfield & Pacific Ave |
| Contact Name | Marilee Titus |
| Contact Email | mmtitus@earthlink.net |
| Contact Phone | 253-588-0498 |
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Class on Martin Luther King Jr. taught by UW Tacoma's Humanities Professor, Michael Honey.
Michael Honey will discuss his book Going Down Jericho Road, which presents a definitive history of the struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.’s last crusade. Mr. Honey will talk about his study of the strike that set the stage for King’s murder. The 1955 Montgomery bus boycott was one bookend on Martin Luther King’s life and the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike is the other. Most people know that MLK died in Memphis, but they don’t know why. Going Down Jericho Road connects King’s struggle against racism, war, and militarism to the workers’ struggle for economic and racial justice.
Michael Honey is a founding faculty member (1990) at University of Washington/Tacoma and teaches African-American and U.S. History. He holds the Fred and Dorothy Haley Endowed Professorship in the Humanities at UWT. He works with the Heritage Foundation concerned with preserving the cultural and legacy of movements for social change. He is a graduate of the Northern Illinois University (Ph.D.) and lives in Tacoma.
This is a L.I.F.E/Elderhostel-sponsored PLU class. Class Fee is $10.00.