• Orvorn@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    This is actually a popular misconception. MLK was just as radical as Malcolm X, it’s just that his more radical writings and speeches are not as popular or quoted. Libs and conservatives both want you to believe that MLK was a reasonable progressive liberal, when in fact he despised them. I say this as a huge fan of both MLK and Malcolm X, and I had this explained to me initially by a professor of African American history at university.

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      1 year ago

      Radical, yes. But as big as an advocate for violence as Malcolm? I admit I haven’t read much on MLK.