A young boy listens as Dr. King speaks

A young boy listens as Dr. King speaks to a crowd during the people to people speaking tour in Eutawah, AL, 1966. Stanford University Libraries Special Collections, Martin Luther King Jr. Gallery, Bob Fitch Photography Archive

Throughout his life, Dr. King practiced solidarity across identity and struggle, to a degree uncommon among his peers. His vision demanded that people “show up” and confront hatred and bigotry, even if they were not targets of discrimination. His approach to The Beloved Community continues to guide modern social movements that heed his call, “…rising above the narrow confines of …individualistic concern to the broader concern for all humanity.”