The Other America - A Speech from The Radical King (Free)

By: Cornel West - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Narrated by: Wanda Sykes

In a rousing speech on race, poverty, and economic justice - given less than a year before his assassination - Martin Luther King Jr. drives home the mission behind his Poor People's Campaign. It is a clear-eyed look at the disparity of wealth in America, what it means for people of all colors - and a message of inspiration dedicated to the power of the people.

"And I say, if we will stand and work together, we will bring into being that day when justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We will bring into being that day when America will no longer be two nations but when it will be one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Wanda Sykes' powerful performance delivers King's compassion, outrage, insight, and vulnerability like few others could - and reminds us all of the relevance his words still have today.

"The Other America" is one of 23 speeches and essays from The Radical King, curated by Dr. Cornel West, including words never recorded in public - a revelation for his legacy.

The Martin Luther King Estate has allowed, for the first time, a dramatic interpretation of King's words, by some of the most charismatic and activist actors working today: LeVar Burton, Mike Colter, Colman Domingo, Danny Glover, Gabourey Sidibe, Wanda Sykes, and Michael Kenneth Williams.

"The Other America" excerpt from The Radical King is free of charge to all listeners until Monday, April 2, 2018. To preorder the full, revealing collection, visit www.audible.com/TheRadicalKing.

©2018 All material copyright Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr; all material copyright renewed Coretta Scott King and the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. Introductions 2015 Cornel West (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Great speech! Needs a different narrator.

I enjoyed this speech, but would have been even more enjoyable with a male reader.

Good

I remain hesitant to write a review of a speech that remains above me in complexity and in deed.

All together

I have heard many snippets of this important speech before it was nice to hear it all together and in context.

great. no school taught this about abolishment

my school never taught this about abolishing slavery. the prisoner released with no way id getting thier life back. starting from zero. no, less then zero, a bad name before he walked through the door

Inspiring Words

I think everyone in the US should be made to listen to this at least once. It is sad to me that the indecencies he described still exist today. Wanda Sykes did an excellent job delivering the words of MLK Jr. Take the time to give it a listen.