"The plain people who became powerful”: Appreciating MLK anew, between “Selma” & Selma

But I loved the generosity shown by Julian Zelizer, author of the excellent, just-published history, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for the Great Society.” He was able to call the film “stunning,” while noting that it wasn’t entirely “true” to Johnson’s record.