2.31 Virgil Walker • Stephen Wellum • David Schrock • Interview • “Where is the Good News? An Honest Look at the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Community”

Timestamps to Know

• Intro: 00:34
• Virgil Walker’s Background – 04:07
• Dr. Wellum’s Experience with Civil Rights – 09:10
• How Scripture Has Shaped Virgil’s Thinking on Race Growing Up – 14:02
• The Importance of Responsibility and Hard Work vs. Affirmative Action – 17:20
• What was Positive and Concerning about the Civil Rights Movment? – 27:21
• How to think about Martin Luther King Jr. – 31:30
• Current Civil Rights Leaders Have Left MLK Behind – 35:20
• The Black Church and White Church are Not Monolithic – 41:00
• Over-Dependence on the Government – 45:21
• How Was the Black Family Impacted by the Civil Rights Movement? – 49:58
• How Should Pastors Address the Civil Rights Movement? – 55:50
• Closing Thoughts & Outro – 59:27

Resources to Click

• Where is the Good News? An Honest Look at the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Community? – Virgil Walker
• What’s the Truth about Martin Luther King Jr.? – Virgil Walker

Books to Read

• Plain Theology for Plain People – Charles Octavius Booth