Katori Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. and Memphis
Season 2
About the Episode
Playwright Katori Hall ("The Mountaintop") talks about the importance of Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. The city was the site of King's last speech and a famous outcry to begin a "War on Poverty."
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