Authors Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
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Shared this on the gram but a friend's comments made me think I should share this here.
Martin Luther King Jr. rose to prominence in his 20s. By the time of his murder 10+ years later, his viewpoints had evolved. He had begun to explicitly link white supremacy to capitalism.
https://t.co/qzRARQ2Zw4
Remember: he was in Memphis when he was killed supporting the sanitation workers strike over wages and working conditions. This is a man who said, "what good is the right to sit at a lunch counter if you cant afford to buy a hamburger?"
King also spoke out strongly against the war in Vietnam. I've copied an excerpt from his 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam Below but you should listen to the whole thing
I also want to note, the NYT's and WaPos reaction to King's speech at the time (and the NAACPs)
Martin Luther King Jr. rose to prominence in his 20s. By the time of his murder 10+ years later, his viewpoints had evolved. He had begun to explicitly link white supremacy to capitalism.
https://t.co/qzRARQ2Zw4
Remember: he was in Memphis when he was killed supporting the sanitation workers strike over wages and working conditions. This is a man who said, "what good is the right to sit at a lunch counter if you cant afford to buy a hamburger?"
King also spoke out strongly against the war in Vietnam. I've copied an excerpt from his 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam Below but you should listen to the whole thing
I also want to note, the NYT's and WaPos reaction to King's speech at the time (and the NAACPs)