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	Podcast:		Code Switch
	Episode:		Everyone wants a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:30:45
	Publish Date:		2024-01-10 14:07:32
	Description:		Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, you'd think he was held up as a hero. In this episode, we talk about the cooptation of King's legacy with Hajar Yazdiha, author of The Struggle for the People's King: How Politics Transforms the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement.
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