History Bites: Learning to Live Together; Martin Luther King Jr. and His Philosophy of the Beloved Community

One of the most important concepts in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s teachings is the idea of “the beloved community,” the possibility of a society in which people from diverse backgrounds and economic circumstances learn to live together. English professor Jim McWilliams will explore King’s ideas through the works of Charles Johnson, the National Book Award-winning novelist, who has written extensively about King and his philosophy. Together we will consider Johnson’s novel Dreamer (1998), which presents a fictionalized account of King’s summer in Chicago in 1966, and his short story “Dr. King’s Refrigerator” (2005), which imagines a midnight snack in 1954 for the man who was about to lead a Civil Rights revolution. Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-bites-learning-to-live-together-tickets-455013336137 This program is made possible by Arizona Humanities.