You drive down streets named for Rev. Martin Luther King across Tennessee, but you may not realize the renaming processes weren't often difficult and came through the hard-won efforts of Black community, religious and political leaders. From @angeladennisnews.bsky.social.
Symbolism isn’t enough: What Tennessee’s MLK streets reveal about investment and power • Tennessee Lookout
The naming of streets in Tennessee for Rev. Martin Luther King has come about through the activism of Black leaders.
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