#MLK50: America After his Dream

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Dr Martin Luther King Jr once had a dream that his children "would one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character”. Fifty years on from his assassination, we speak to the artists working to keep the spirit of Dr King and his dream alive. We head to Dr King’s home city of Atlanta, where the award-winning radio presenter Rose Scott speaks to Atlanta's citizens about his legacy. The gospel and soul legend Mavis Staples shares her memories of Dr King. Plus, actor and playwright, Anna Deavere Smith discusses Notes From The Field, her one woman show, which brings to life the stories of ordinary Americans among them current and former inmates, protesters, educators and politicians. We hear from the radical revolutionary artist Dread Scott on the power of protest art and how he creates work that speaks out against oppression in the age of #blacklivesmatter. Presenter: Rose Scott. (Photo: Artist Al Hornsby walks with his painting of Martin Luther King Jr as he participates in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Los Angeles, California. Credit: JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)