Unlike today’s alleged civil rights leaders I believe he truly tried to heal the racial divide in the US. He probably did commit some sinful acts unlike our pure as the driven snow political leaders and lame street media gurus.
> Unlike today’s alleged civil rights leaders I believe he truly tried to heal the racial divide in the US. <
I agree. King was the right man at the right time. In that respect, the country was fortunate that there was a Martin Luther King. Any alternative would have been worse.
As to Garrow’s claims, I dunno. Evidently, Garrow based his claims on written FBI summaries of certain tapes. Given that the FBI hated King, I don’t know how unbiased those summaries would be.
I am also saddened that - for good or for bad reasons - black kids might be losing a role model over this. Every young person needs a role model. And no role model is perfect.
As a kid, my parents gave me a book about Thomas Jefferson. He was a good role model for me. But I suppose he attended slave auctions. And I suppose slaves were abused on his property.
Should graphic descriptions of slave auctions - and slave abuse - have been included in my book about Jefferson? Well, the truth is the truth. But I don’t see how that would have done any good, for me or for the country.
Same goes for MLK.