Martin Luther King Jr. has become a symbol of the civil rights movement. His portrait is often displayed alongside those of presidents and religious figures.
For many, his image evokes the ongoing fight for racial equality, but his image also spurs controversy. Not everyone agrees about how to use it, and more broadly, whether he should be considered the central civil rights icon.
A will discuss the power of the image and what contemporary iconography means in the digital age.
Host Frank Stasio previews the conversation with , professor of religious studies at Duke University, and , a printmaker and the director of in Durham.
