Holy Week

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief. Seven days diverted the course of a social revolution and set the stage for modern clashes over voting rights, redlining, critical race theory, and the role of racial unrest in today’s post–George Floyd reckoning.

Episodes

Introducing Holy Week

February 28, 2023 • 3 mins

Holy Week: The story of a revolution undone. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. Over the course of eight...

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Part 1: Rupture

March 14, 2023 • 21 mins

A day at the crossroads of chance and destiny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 2: Inferno

March 14, 2023 • 29 mins

The Black capital of the world catches fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 3: Black Messiah

March 14, 2023 • 29 mins

Who will rise next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 4: Overcome

March 14, 2023 • 50 mins

In Memphis, the Movement faces a reckoning Additional reading: The 4ooth: From Slavery to Hip Hop by John Burl Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 5: Prophecy

March 14, 2023 • 38 mins

Leaders hope to stop that which had been foretold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 6: Kingdom

March 14, 2023 • 39 mins

On Palm Sunday, Black D.C. wakes up to a broken dream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 7: Covenant

March 14, 2023 • 39 mins

A settlement in ashes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Part 8: Resurrection

March 14, 2023 • 47 mins

Whoever believes in him shall not perish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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