Gatherings to celebrate the life and legacy of Vincent Harding are planned for Friday and Saturday. Harding, a well-known Denver minister, civil rights leader, friend and speechwriter to Martin Luther ...

My heart skipped a beat when I spotted Vincent Harding’s obituary in the New York Times. I only met Harding a couple of times (although I felt that I’d “met” him long before through his powerful ...

It is a special kind of sadness that lingers when a hero dies. We remember long afterward the way in which we heard the news. In the days following we find companionship in others who feel the way we ...

We end today’s show remembering Vincent Harding, the historian, author and civil rights activist who died Monday at the age of 82. He was a friend and speechwriter for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

Vincent Harding, a historian who was an influential behind-the-scenes figure during the civil rights movement and who wrote a controversial speech for Martin Luther King Jr. that condemned the war in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A memorial for civil rights veteran Vincent Harding will be held this weekend, including an interfaith celebration and stories from friends and family of his ...

Harding died Monday at 82. He wrote several speeches for Martin Luther King Jr., including his controversial 1967 speech opposing the war in Vietnam. Harding spoke to Fresh Air in 1988. This is FRESH ...

Vincent Harding, 82, a scholar, civil rights activist, and colleague of Martin Luther King Jr., died of an aneurysm in a Philadelphia hospital on May 19 following surgery the week before. Harding was ...

Exactly a year before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in Memphis, he delivered a speech that alienated ordinarily sympathetic politicians, liberal commentators and even some of his ...

Dr. Vincent Harding, civil rights leader and beloved Iliff School of Theology professor, known for decades of “behind the scenes” social justice activism and work with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., ...

Austin City Council Member Ora Houston made it official Monday: She wants Austinites to pick former Democratic Party Chairman Vincent Harding to replace her, as campaigning for the Nov. 6 city ...

Civil rights legend Vincent Harding died this week (May 19). He was 82. Harding was a religion scholar, activist, and sometime-speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr, and he played a pivotal role in ...