Maybe We SHOULD Cancel The Culture

By Greta Johnsen
Maybe We SHOULD Cancel The Culture
In this photo from Tuesday, April 8, 1968, mourners gather around the casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as it arrives at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. King had preached at Ebenezer in the tradition of his mother's family. (AP Photo/TM)
Maybe We SHOULD Cancel The Culture
In this photo from Tuesday, April 8, 1968, mourners gather around the casket of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as it arrives at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. King had preached at Ebenezer in the tradition of his mother's family. (AP Photo/TM)

Maybe We SHOULD Cancel The Culture

By Greta Johnsen
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