Rethinking hero status: Was Martin Luther King Jr. a monster?

American Thinker ^ | 06/17/2019 | John Glyn

[SeekAndFind]

César Chávez once declared, “History will judge societies and governments -- and their institutions -- not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.”

This quote got me thinking. How will history judge Martin Luther King Jr.?

The Troubling Legacy of Martin Luther King, a recent essay published by widely respected historian David Garrow in Standpoint, a widely respected British magazine, sparked fierce debate among historians. Within the press, however, Garrow’s essay was met with a reaction somewhere between ambivalence and outright refutation.

Remember, this is David Garrow, author of King’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. This is an author of real merit.

According to Garrow, King engaged in orgies, solicited prostitutes, and "looked on and laughed" as a rape took place before his very eyes.

Again, this report comes from a senior advisor to Eyes on the Prize, an award-winning series documenting the Civil Rights movement.  Garrow is very much a liberal's liberal. He’s certainly no friend of the right, and he’s certainly no enemy of King's. In fact, Garrow is, in many ways, a former idolator.           

The allegations against Dr. King are as shocking as they are unfathomable. How could this man, an activist and orator like no other, act in such a monstrous manner? In King’s famous “I have a dream” speech, the self-professed pacifist eloquently expressed the hope that someday his children would be able to live in a nation “where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Well, Dr. King, your wish has been granted,

[CodeJockey]

Closing in on over 1,000 streets named after MLK in the USA.

Obama street naming coming on strong, too.

List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.

[Sister Marita Charles]

This is nothing more than a racist hit piece. King was completely faithful to his wife.

[Impy]

All socialists are monsters to some extent.

If he cheered on a rape, he’s no better than any thug on the street.

[Vaquero]

Cosby Show if we knew then etc...

https://youtu.be/mDdOZLWFQ1Q

[BillyBoy]

>> Closing in on over 1,000 streets named after MLK in the USA. <<

And probably 950 of them are in extremely dangerous neighbors where you are likely to get mugged or shot for getting out of the car.

[treetopsandroofs]

Thanks very much, had not seen that before.

The Bea Arthur segment was the best.