{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity-history-365.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmlk-master-communicator-vPsPG7sk","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Master Communicator | MLK: Perspectives from Appalachia","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/5475de96-2e82-4c97-ace0-9f7c0d2064d3/71fdcc8c-5f8c-4afe-b376-54d596eca261/ch365-allwords-fromrayford.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0fdcde8e-d425-4c20-99ab-9236ab7e4106\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Master Communicator | MLK: Perspectives from Appalachia\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Welcome to Community History 365! CH365 tells stories from Johnson City's rich multicultural history.\n\nToday we hear from Dr. Ron Roach from East Tennessee State University. He’s talking about the masterful rhetoric MLK used in his speeches. Dr. Roach is the Chair of the Appalachian Studies Department at ETSU. Through the years he’s also taught rhetoric to college students. If you've ever wondered what makes Dr. King's \"I Have a Dream Speech\" so powerful, then you'll like this episode. \n\nThis is a 5-part mini-series called MLK: Perspectives from Appalachia. It's a conversation. Five people, all connected to Johnson City, TN, talking about MLK, his legacy, his work in the Civil Rights Movement, and what it all means for us now.\n\nTap the \"Follow\" button so you'll be notified when new episodes are released."}