Professor Marcia Chatelain on McDonald's and MLK

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Professor Marcia Chatelain on McDonald's and MLK

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Ben Tumin

Jan 13, 2023

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To reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, I spoke to Professor Marcia Chatelain about the surprisingly related rise of McDonald’s. Professor Chatelain is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.

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