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The hosts examine the life of Griffith J. Davis, a photographer and diplomat born on the Morehouse College campus. Davis served as a Buffalo Soldier in Italy during World War II and maintained close ties to the King family. Adam Curry notes the suspicious lack of a Wikipedia page for such a historically significant figure who was present at major events like the March on Washington and Selma.
Two college students from Morehouse and Spelman were forcefully removed from their car and tased by Atlanta police. The hosts highlight that five of the six officers involved were black, arguing this proves the issue is one of "class" rather than "color." They note the rapid response from the mayor because the victims were from the "Boule" or elite black community.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael Luther King Jr. in 1929 and entered Morehouse College at the age of 15. His father, a Reverend at Ebenezer Baptist Church, groomed him for leadership within the church and the NAACP. Notably, King was an early recipient of the Margaret Sanger Award, linking him to the founder of the eugenics movement that evolved into Planned Parenthood.
