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A Forgotten Sermon: What MLK Jr. Warned About Communism's Threat to Christianity

By Michael Schwarz January 13, 2024 at 12:06pm

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. penned his most famous written address, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” in April 1963.

Four months later, in Washington, D.C., he delivered his most celebrated oration, the “I Have a Dream” speech.

What the reverend said to his congregations on Sundays, however, has received far less attention from posterity.

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Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.