{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"114131","title":"\u0027Wake up and live deliberately\u0027: Thoreau documentary stirs conversations on democracy at ASU ","body":"Henry David Thoreau once wrote that the \u201cmass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.\u201dHe made that sobering observation in 1854.In 2026, as the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Thoreau and his considerations of democracy, conscience and the natural world are as relevant as\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-05-12T10:29:03-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/12\/2026-10:29am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"","teaser":"Henry David Thoreau once wrote that the \u201cmass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.\u201dHe made that sobering observation in 1854.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/HDT_3840x2160_Prod%28NewFactory%29%5B96%5D.jpg?itok=JuALdBkt","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/b\/20260512-wake-and-live-deliberately-thoreau-documentary-stirs-conversations-democracy-asu","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Center for the Study of Race and Democracy","contributor-contact-information-name":"Matthew Cowser","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-492-0744","contributor-contact-information-campus":"","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2026-05\/HDT_3840x2160_Prod%28NewFactory%29%5B96%5D.jpg?itok=JuALdBkt","image_alt":"stylized black-and-cream portrait with layered imagery of factories, trees, flowers, birds, and protestors holding a sign reading \u201cWe Will Not Be Silent.\u201d Background includes handwritten text and the title text \u201cKen Burns Presents: Henry David Thoreau,\u201d with film credits below.","image_caption":"As the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, a new PBS documentary about Henry David Thoreau is sparking timely conversations about conscience, democracy, and what it means to live deliberately. 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But he sees his legacy not as an individual act.\u201cWe made that statement\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-10-23T22:13:00-07:00\u0022\u003E10\/23\/2018-10:13pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fifty years after his shocking protest against racism on the medal podium at the Olympics in Mexico City, John Carlos has seen the vicious backlash he endured at the time evolve over the decades into admiration and respect. 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Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what has been called his most profoundly prophetic speech: \u201cI\u2019ve Been to the Mountaintop.\u201d Just 32 hours later, he was dead \u2014 felled by an assassin\u2019s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee.But had it not been for a last-minute push from a trusted\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-04-03T11:52:00-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/03\/2018-11:52am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"On April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what has been called his most profoundly prophetic speech: \u201cI\u2019ve Been to the Mountaintop.\u201d Just 32 hours later, he was dead \u2014 felled by an assassin\u2019s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. ASU Now spoke with author and ASU Professor Keith Miller, who revisits the stormy staging for King\u2019s final speech and shares how a little-known architect may have played a key role in what Miller believes to be a defining but largely overlooked address.","teaser":"On April 3, 1968, the Rev. 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But there was so much more to the man.As the nation prepares for a national federal holiday on Monday marking King\u2019s birthday,\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-01-11T13:52:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/11\/2018-1:52pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"As the nation prepares for a national federal holiday on Monday marking Martin Luther King Jr.\u0026#039;s birthday, ASU will host a series of events about his life, legacy and examples of his servant leadership. Here a trio of university experts who will participate in some of these events help contextualize King\u0026#039;s significance to .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n","teaser":"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon, a beacon of light during a dark time in American history, and a defender of the poor, downtrodden and underrepresented. 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