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MLK’s vision of social justice included religious pluralism – a house of many faiths

  • Written by Roy Whitaker, Associate Professor of Black Religions and American Religious Diversity, San Diego State University
MLK’s vision of social justice included religious pluralism – a house of many faithsMartin Luther King, Jr. leads a group that includes a nun and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel during the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights march.Bettmann via Getty Images

The life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been the subject of ongoing debate ever since his assassination on April 4, 1968.

Today, those invoking King’s...

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