January 18, 2021 • 50 mins
On January 15, 2021, what would have been Martin Luther King, Jr’s 92nd birthday, we spoke with Marie Cochran at the LES Center. Marie is a visual artist, writer, and activist. She is the founding curator of the Affrilachian Artist Project which celebrates the intersections of cultures in Appalachia and highlights the unique perspective of people of African descent in the region. She is also the 2020-2021 Lehman Brady Visiting Professorship, at Duke University, Center for Documentary Studies and UNC–Chapel Hill, Department of American StudiesToday, we will discuss Martin Luther King, Jr., Lillian Smith, and Marie’s ongoing work.
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