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Rabbi Heschel with MLK, Jr. on the march from Selma in 1965. Heschel is second from right. (Image” Duke University, Abraham Heschel papers archive)
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Posted in Civil Rights, History, Left-wing themes, Political commentary, Popular Culture, Social policy | Tags: Ava DuVernay, civil rights movement, Dovid Efune, Epistemic closure, ideological narrative, Ideology, Left-liberalism, march from Selma 1965, Martin Luther King Jr., morality plays, movie Selma, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Race politics, religious inspiration civil rights movement, Selma, Susannah Heschel