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E-mail a friendApril 4, 2008
Ending a week of shows in Memphis and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Georgetown University professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and Princeton University professor Dr. Cornel West discuss Dr. King's lasting legacy.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Georgetown University professor discusses Dr. King's lasting legacy. (12:43)
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson is a social analyst, ordained minister and best-selling author. A former teen father who once lived on welfare, Dyson went on to earn a Ph.D. from Princeton. He's written books on Malcolm X, singer Marvin Gaye and Bill Cosby. In April 4, 1968, he reexamines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s influence and the way in which his death changed America. Often described as the "hip-hop intellectual," Dyson teaches theology, English and African American studies at Georgetown University.
Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West
Princeton University professor discusses Dr. King's lasting legacy. Full interview. (9:57)
A renowned scholar, Princeton professor Dr. Cornel West has written/edited more than 20 books, including Race Matters and Hope on a Tightrope. Outside of academia, he's been described as an "intellectual provocateur," with lectures, TV and film appearances and his spoken-word CDs. He provides philosophical commentary on all three Matrix films, and his disc, "Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations," combines hip-hop and intellectual dialogue. West has also taught at Harvard, Yale and Union Theological Seminary.