Beyond 'I Have a Dream': Meditations on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Hard Words for White Christians

If we find the courage to hold the gaze, King is still holding up a mirror for us today.

Jan 14, 2022

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Hi, #WhiteTooLong readers,

Ahead of Martin Luther King weekend and birthday celebration, I’m sharing some meditations on “hard words” from his speeches and writing. These passages are hard because they contain indictments that have still not been fully settled. They are the passages that are unlikely to be quoted in white churches this Sunday. I hope you…

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