Episodes

  • Introducing Holy Week

    Introducing Holy Week
    Feb 28 2023
    Holy Week: The story of a revolution undone. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. Over the course of eight episodes, Holy Week brings forward the stories of the activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief. Seven days diverted the course of a social revolution and set the stage for modern clashes over voting rights, redlining, critical race theory, and the role of racial unrest in today’s post–George Floyd reckoning. Subscribe and listen to all 8 episodes coming March 14. www.theatlantic.com/holyweek
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    3 mins
  • Part 1: Rupture

    Part 1: Rupture
    Mar 14 2023
    A day at the crossroads of chance and destiny
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    21 mins
  • Part 2: Inferno

    Part 2: Inferno
    Mar 14 2023
    The Black capital of the world catches fire
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    30 mins
  • Part 3: Black Messiah

    Part 3: Black Messiah
    Mar 14 2023
    Who will rise next?
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    30 mins
  • Part 4: Overcome

    Part 4: Overcome
    Mar 14 2023
    In Memphis, the Movement faces a reckoning Additional reading: The 4ooth: From Slavery to Hip Hop by John Burl Smith
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    50 mins
  • Part 5: Prophecy

    Part 5: Prophecy
    Mar 14 2023
    Leaders hope to stop that which had been foretold
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    39 mins
  • Part 6: Kingdom

    Part 6: Kingdom
    Mar 14 2023
    On Palm Sunday, Black D.C. wakes up to a broken dream
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    39 mins
  • Part 7: Covenant

    Part 7: Covenant
    Mar 14 2023
    A settlement in ashes
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    39 mins