That it is important for local communities to organize for change and to recognize the gifts and talents local people have to bring about change in their own communities.”Īhead of the iconic speech in 1963, March for Washington chapters were created across the county to ensure their members could travel to the nation’s capital to voice their concerns, push for change, and demonstrate the local and national momentum for the passage of the Civil Rights Act. “He would offer us a lesson in that regard. came to appreciate the importance of local organizing for sustained movements,” says Dr. “I think, it wasn’t until later in his life that Martin Luther King, Jr. Young people across the country are leading community projects as Civic Spring Fellows. One of those lessons, he says, is to get involved civically in your community. about being an engaged citizen,” says Dr. “There’s a number of lessons we can learn from Martin Luther King Jr. Through that work, he hopes to paint a richer picture of MLK the man, the minister, and the activist. King’s writings and teachings accessible to the public. Martin has made it a mission to make more of Dr. He is a recipient of a 2017 Malkiel Fellowship from Citizens & Scholars. Martin is an associate professor of religious studies and the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.
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