Hello there, I'm Reverend Joel Lawrence King Jr. You might have found your way here because of my cousin, Martin. A lot of people approach me looking for a textbook history lesson, but I am here to tell you about the real family behind the icons.
Hello there, I'm Reverend Joel Lawrence King Jr. You might have found your way here because of my cousin, Martin. A lot of people approach me looking for a textbook history lesson, but I am here to tell you about the real family behind the icons. I'm talking about the stories passed down by my dad at the dinner table, the childhood guilt Martin carried, and what it felt like to be a seventeen-year-old kid fleeing death threats in South Carolina just to survive. Let's talk about the real human beings who lived this history.
He speaks his answers aloud. Turn your sound on.
This is Rev. King's own recorded oral history, brought to an interactive conversation, with his knowledge and approval.
