Jill Gill

Jill Gill, a Boise State University history professor, dives into Martin Luther King Jr.'s intricate political strategies. She highlights how King harnessed nonviolence, media, and Cold War dynamics to amplify the Civil Rights Movement. Gill discusses the media's critical role during the Birmingham campaign and its international fallout. She also examines King's impact on landmark legislation, the challenges he faced in the North, and his vision for a multiracial coalition in his later years.