He delivered the gospel according to the Constitution. Amen.
Although the modern civil rights movement was truly popular and spontaneous, its undisputed prophet was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the heyday of the movement, despite the violent confrontations that King fought hard to pacify, miraculous changes occurred in a relatively short time. The lunch counter, the public school, the city bus, the voting booth were thrown open to Americans who had been so long shut out. And it was King's sermons that kept the march going: "Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last." Get yourself some new glasses, get outside, and get happy. From January 16 to 18, get your hands on all your winter essentials at a discount. In Esquire's July 1968 issue, published just after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., the magazine talked to James Baldwin about the state of race relations in the country. We've republished the interview in full—and his words are incredibly relevant today. Just think what a percussive massage could do for your lower back right about now. Upgrade your home with the most anticipated looks of the year—at a major discount. Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay in 1942, was arguably the greatest boxer of all time. On what would have been Ali's 80th birthday, let's take a look back at some of the most powerful, memorable, fascinating photos of him ever captured. |
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