Martin Luther King and Henry George
Seminar"/>

Martin Luther King and Henry George
Seminar

2020-07-16 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-luther-king-and-henry-george-tickets-112019722004
Henry George School of Social Science
Phone:(212) 889-8020
Website:https://www.hgsss.org/
Address: 149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

Martin Luther King and Henry George

In this lecture on the principles of political economy embraced by Martin Luther King, Jr., Edward Dodson examines Henry George’s influences on King’s views regarding the causes of income and wealth inequality existing in the United States and other societies. King came to understand that other systemic factors beyond racism had to be addressed before anything approaching equality of opportunity could be achieved.

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

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