The Gospel Truth

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Today we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. We begin with a full hour of some of the great gospel recordings made during his lifetime. And Taylor Branch tells us about the final volume of his monumental biography of Dr. King. Plus, novelist Caryl Phillips discusses the life of the black Vaudeville star Bert Williams.

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