by Dr. Gordon Mantler | Jan 15, 2015 | Civil Rights History
As film critics opine about the best movies of 2014 and historians and former aides to President Lyndon Johnson debate his portrayal in the new film “Selma,” something risks becoming lost: the film’s willingness to highlight black voices, ideas, and bodies in their... by Dr. Gordon Mantler | Aug 28, 2013 | Civil Rights History
Tonight I will participate in a Twitter chat with some of the best scholars at Duke on the topic of the March on Washington and the commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary. But rather than try to answer the somewhat tired question of whether Dr. Martin Luther King... by Dr. Gordon Mantler | Aug 14, 2013 | Civil Rights History
John Lewis seems to be everywhere these days. The 73-year-old freedom struggle leader-turned-congressman from Georgia, in many ways, has been the civil rights conscience of Congress for a while now. But he has become particularly visible since the Supreme Court struck... by Dr. Gordon Mantler | Jun 7, 2013 | Anti-Poverty Activism, Civil Rights History
It’s certainly been a while since I last posted, but there has been a flurry of activity of late to mention. I am currently in Chicago right now on a trip for research as well as some book publicity. Earlier in the week, I sat down with Jeff Kelly-Lowenstein at... by Dr. Gordon Mantler | Apr 4, 2013 | Civil Rights History
Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. While remembered primarily for his advocacy of nonviolence and his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington, King was working on another march on...