Season 5 Episode 2: James W. Douglass: Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses the book 'Martyrs to the Unspeakable' by James W. Douglass, which explores the assassinations of key civil rights leaders within the context of national security and Cold War politics.

Send us Fan Mail Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs for a compelling conversation on Martyrs to the Unspeakable: The Assassinations of JFK, Malcolm, Martin, and RFK by James W. Douglass. In this sweeping work, Douglass reexamines the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, arguing that these four leaders were killed not by isolated actors, but within a deeper context of national security power and Cold War politics. Drawing on extensive documenta...

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Host: Jeffrey Sachs

Guest: James W. Douglass

Topics covered

• assassinations
• national security
• Cold War politics
• historical analysis
• civil rights leaders

Keywords

• JFK
• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Robert F. Kennedy
• assassination
• national security
• Cold War
• historical context

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