MLK's Legacy, Contested (Part 2)

MLK's Legacy, Contested (Part 2)

From This Day (An America 250 History Show) by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

April 9, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the day of MLK's assassination and the ongoing contestation of his legacy.

Our conversation about MLK's assassination continues with a look at the day of King's death and the capture of James Earl Ray. Then, Niki, Kellie and Jody discuss how King's legacy has been contested and sanitized from the moment of his death up until today. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now . This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

People in this episode

Host: Jody Avirgan

Guests: Niki, Kellie

Topics covered

  • MLK's assassination
  • James Earl Ray
  • King's legacy
  • historical analysis
  • America250

Keywords

  • MLK
  • assassination
  • James Earl Ray
  • legacy
  • America250
  • history
  • podcast

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Organizations: Radiotopia, America250

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