MLK’s legacy across the globe 

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work and activism profoundly shaped the United States — but it also has had a huge impact beyond our shores. Host Marco Werman speaks to Dr. Clayborne Carson, professor of American history and the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University.

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