Martin Luther King Makes the Case for Reparations
A rare clip of the famed civil-rights leader toward the end of his life
"We are coming to Washington to get our check." More context here.
About the Author
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a former national correspondent for The Atlantic. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, The Water Dancer, and Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award for nonfiction.