Taylor Branch and Tavis Smiley on Beyond Vietnam

Now, we will hear a reflection on The Riverside Church Speech from Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Taylor Branch, who wrote the landmark narrative history of the civil rights era, America in the King Years.

We close the show with another reflection on the speech and Dr. King, with talk show host, author, political commentator, entrepreneur, and advocate Tavis Smiley. Smiley is host of the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS and author of a number of books, including Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Final Year.