Guest Post by Kevin Lynn
Minister and activist Martin Luther King, Jr., became synonymous with the Civil Rights movement from the mid-1950s through 1968 when he was assassinated. Memorializing King’s birthday each year in January allows us to reflect on this great man’s wisdom, words and vision.
Last Thursday a shipment of back issues of Lapham’s Quarterly arrived, and in it was a Spring 2011 issue entitled “Lines of Work.” In addition to each issue including an introductory essay by the editor Lewis Lapham, readings from historical contributors and essays by contemporary writers and historians, the publication also was filled with quotations that reflected the issue’s theme.
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