Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March, 'American Son'

Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale in "American Son."

Tom Grattan, a teacher at the Manhattan Country School, and two of his students, Elise Wilkey and Kellin Guzman, join us to discuss the school’s annual tradition, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative March. 

Listen to James Earl Jones reading an excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" recorded on January 18, 1988 at the 92nd Street Y. (at 17:54)

REBROADCAST: Director Kenny Leon and actor Steven Pasquale (at 33:26) discuss the new play, ”American Son," which runs through January 27. Set in a Florida police station in the middle of the night, two parents search for answers when their son goes missing after being stopped by the police. Kerry Washington returns to the Broadway stage alongside Steven Pasquale. This production marks the Broadway debut of playwright Christopher Demos-Brown.