Martin Luther King's Living Legacy: King scholar reflects on his life as a preacher, orator, and Civil Rights leader

This is a preprint of an article Roscoe Barnes III wrote in January 2009 as a reporter for Public Opinion in Chambersburg, Pa. It features an interview with Dr. David True, who is now Associate Professor of Religion at Wilson College. Since the publication of the 2009 interview, True has taught two courses on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Wilson College. 

This article presents True's reflection on King's life as a preacher of the Gospel,  a respected orator, and a famous Civil Rights leader. True explains how the legacies of King and President Barack Obama are related. He also notes the importance of King's leadership and his message of love and peace.