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Donald H. Smith, PhD

Dr. Donald H. Smith is Associate Provost and Professor (Emeritus), Bernard M. Baruch College, the City University of New York. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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Guest Commentary

Coretta Scott King Goes Home

By Donald H. Smith, PhD Guest Commentator

Like millions around the world, I watched the funeral of Coretta Scott King with fond remembrances and pain. When I was a struggling doctoral student, Mrs. King and Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. were very kind to me as I did my research and wrote my dissertation, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: Rhetorician of Revolt.” My…

Like millions around the world, I watched the funeral of Coretta Scott King with fond remembrances and pain. When I was a struggling doctoral student, Mrs.…

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