Introducing Holy Week

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The story of a revolution undone.

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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 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. Subscribe and listen to all 8
episodes coming March 14: theatlantic.com/holyweek Learn more about
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