Dream and Legacy, Volume II

Michael L. Clemons is professor of political science and African American studies at Old Dominion University and founding editor of the Journal of Race and Policy. He has published numerous articles and books focusing on related topics including the Civil Rights Movement, voting rights, social movements, and African American participation in the global arena. Donathan L. Brown is vice provost for faculty diversity, associate professor of communication studies, and former US Fulbright Scholar at Northeastern University. He has published several books and articles on issues pertaining to voting rights, immigration reform, and official language policy, among other areas. William H. L. Dorsey is professor emeritus of sociology and African American studies at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. He has served as associate director for the Journal of Race and Policy. Together, Clemons, Brown, and Dorsey are editors of the first volume of this work, Dream and Legacy: Dr. Martin Luther King in the Post-Civil Rights Era.

Contents Foreword Robert Adams Jr. Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The King Framework Michael L. Clemons Revoking the Franchise Chapter 2. Bludgeoning the Ballot: The Republican Campaign to Limit the Franchise, 2005 to 2019 Bertis D. English Chapter 3. Voting Rights in a Post-Civil Rights Movement Era Shenita Brazelton Criminalizing Protest Chapter 4. Martin Luther King Jr.'s American Legacy: Attempts to Criminalize the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans Living in "Postracial" America Owen Brown Jr. Violence and Police Repression Chapter 5. King and the Case against Violence Amardo Rodriguez Chapter 6. Judged (and Executed) by the Color of Their Skin: Police Killings of Unarmed Black Citizens Maruice Mangum and Randall Swain Chapter 7. King's Dream Deferred: Police Lies and Blue Lives Donathan L. Brown Poverty and Wage Discrimination Chapter 8. Persistent Poverty in the African American Community: An Institutional Solution for an Institutional Creation Precious D. Hall and Daphne Cooper Chapter 9. From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor: King's Vision for Ending Poverty and Its Death Ingrid P. Whitaker and Mark M. Whitaker Chapter 10. #Gendergap: How Would MLK Respond to Wage Discrimination across the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors? LaTasha Chaffin The Color of Healthcare Chapter 11. The Color of Healthcare: Explaining Black Maternal Mortality in the United States Natasha Altema McNeely Chapter 12. Addressing Health Disparities in Vulnerable and Underserved Populations by Continuing Dr. King's Legacy: Lessons Learned from Underprivileged Countries Edward V. Wallace Leadership and Role Modeling Chapter 13. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Exemplar of Leadership for Black Absentee Fathers and Their Sons in the College Environment Beverly A. Johnson The Middle East Predicament Chapter 14. The Decline of US Authenticity in the Middle East: Recognizing Jerusalem Michael L. Clemons Toward the Future Chapter 15. HowDo We Go from Here? The Radical Humanism of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. William H. L. Dorsey Epilogue Michael L. Clemons About the Contributors Index

In the many years that have passed since his assassination, we are still debating the legacy of Dr. King. Unfortunately, discrimination remains in America, and it disproportionately impacts poor people of color. The essays in Dream and Legacy, Volume II highlight the many discriminatory barriers that we continue to fight as a society." - Sharon Wright Austin, professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida