• leo @lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    the reality is that the american deep state is whitewashing most of radicals and critical thinkers. the image of king was withwashed to the point most people remember him only as a non-violent civil right activist and nothing more than that

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    1 year ago

    He’s often taught as a pacifist who did great things.

    Reality is he saw deeper and was helped by historical context (example: the presence of Malcolm x and his followers).

    Quotes like above are gaining notice in recent years and I welcome it.