October 18, 2012: Poverty Is Destiny: Ignoring the MLK Imperative in Corporate Education Reform
Poverty Is Destiny: Ignoring the MLK Imperative in Corporate Education Reform
• Introduction/Context
Working class background
Father, junior college, paternal grandfather owned town gas station, Upstate SC
Mother, dropped out of junior college, maternal grandfather died yarn, mill worker, hills of NC
Home town, rural poverty
Came to recognize privilege inherent in white, male, working class roots
Privilege should equal humility and seeking equity for others (gained from work of Kurt Vonnegut):
“Your Honor, years ago I recognized my kinship with all living beings, and I made up my mind that I was
