Holy Week

Tone

Story-forward, Personal

Format

Documentary

Average duration

30–45 min

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is often recounted as a conclusion to a powerful era of civil rights in America, but how did this hero’s murder come to be the stitching used to tie together a narrative of victory? The week that followed his killing was one of the most fiery, disruptive, and revolutionary, and is nearly forgotten. This is the story of activists who turned heartbreak into action, families scorched by chaos, and politicians who worked to contain the grief.

Produced by:

The Atlantic

Years released:

2023