Moral Mondays and A New Justice Movement

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 15, 2016

Reverend Dr. William Barber is continuing the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in his pursuit of social justice.

The reverend, who is also president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, pastor at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and the author of (with Jonathan Wilson-Hart) The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement (Beacon Press, 2016), talks about the grassroots protests he organized called "Moral Mondays" and his call for a new Reconstruction.

→ Event: Reverend Barber will be guest-preaching at The Riverside Church in Morningside Heights this weekend. Click here for more details.

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