Rev. Dr. Harold Middlebrook: If Not Now, When?

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! Gloria sits down with Rev. Dr. Harold Middlebrook, a Memphis-born civil rights leader who marched with Dr. King, worked on voter registration drives across the South in the 1960s, and was present at the Lorraine Motel when King was assassinated. They trace his path from a 10th-grade voter registration drive in Memphis through Morehouse College, Selma, and decades of ministry in Knoxville, drawing direct lines between the fights of the 1960s and what's happening in Tennessee and the country today, from voting rights and book bans to Christian nationalism and the erosion of local political engagement. 🗳️Today is National Voter Registration Day! If you're not registered, or you've moved and need to update your info, today's the day. It takes five minutes and it matters. Head to proudvoter.org to check your status or get registered. Rev. Middlebrook said it best in this episode: getting registered doesn't mean anything if you don't follow through and vote. So let's start with step one, today.