Posted on 01/19/2015 7:54:59 AM PST by wtd
“All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, January 19, 2015, the U.S. will celebrate Martin Luther King jr. This man who sang along with his Baptist church at the premiere of Gone With The Wind in 1939, is known as the most famous American Civil Rights leader in history. The Reverend and Doctor, Martin Luther King jr. is celebrated every January as a hero and an icon. What does he mean today, however, in a racially charged 2015? The truth is slippery and problematic, and so many other deserving names of our forefathers and foremothers have been lost in the distant sea of time.
Plagiarism ?
The fact of the matter is Black History is stained with cases of plagiarism. Some theorize this was a natural response to an unwelcoming academic world. In the case of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the New York Times reported in 1990 that Clayborne Carson, the Stamford historian researching Dr. King’s papers found “a pattern of appropriation, of textual appropriation,” in his PhD dissertation. This discovery came right at the time secrets and truths began to become uncovered about the man and his sexual misdeeds.
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MLK was very imperfect, got it. However, his emphasis on nonviolence more than makes up for it, IMHO.
And registered Republican.
Except (of course) when he was beating the snot out of prostitutes. His dedication to nonviolence only extended to words. Deeds was a different story.
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