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He never got the opportunity to visit the USSR, likely due to the Civil Rights movement amping up at home and also because of the FBI spotlight on him for being a suspected communist.

While King may have been critical of unbridled capitalism, his religious convictions precluded him from being a Marxist. His views on non-violence precluded him from advocating for Leninist or revolutionary tactics as means to justifying an end.

1 posted on 01/12/2018 3:21:12 PM PST by GoldenState_Rose
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Bkmrk.


2 posted on 01/12/2018 3:47:02 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
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