The Politics of “MLK Boulevard” — Political Religions

Christopher Rhodes
Nov 6 · 6 min read

In our current polarized political climate, yesterday’s slate of elections, held in an odd-numbered year (thus off-cycle for US House, Senate or Presidential votes) gathered unusual national interest. But while the big stories happened at the state level — a Democratic Governor elected in Kentucky, Virginia officially turning Blue and Mississippi remaining Red — a local vote is also getting…

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Dr. Christopher Rhodes is a Lecturer in Social Sciences at Boston University and an expert on religion, identity and politics.

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