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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:27 PM Jan 2015

This Doesn’t Sound Like The MLK I Learned About In School

It is easier to just post the link: http://www.upworthy.com/this-doesnt-sound-like-the-mlk-i-learned-about-in-school?c=upw1

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This Doesn’t Sound Like The MLK I Learned About In School (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP

I agree or it was the same thing in my case JonLP24 Jan 2015 #1

Cornel West has a newly published compilation of latter life King transcripts. unrepentant progress Jan 2015 #2

It sounds like the MLK I saw on the news during upaloopa Jan 2015 #3

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

1. I agree or it was the same thing in my case

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:36 PM

Jan 2015

the words Democratic Socialist & MLK weren't used together.

On edit - He was assassinated shortly after protesting for sanitation workers.

unrepentant progress

(611 posts)

2. Cornel West has a newly published compilation of latter life King transcripts.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:52 PM

Jan 2015

I'm hoping that will help acquaint more people with King's radical legacy. Oh sure, not the people who would see Cornel West's name and start spewing invective, but maybe it can help change the dominant media narrative of the nice, polite, black man begging the powers that be to set his people free.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

3. It sounds like the MLK I saw on the news during

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 03:52 PM

Jan 2015

the Civil Rights movement.
You can read all about his life if you want. It is well documented.

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