that's an uphill battle around here if the subject matter includes any racial, ethnic or religious minority.
this forum is only slightly less politically correct than the left in that regard....and for the reasons you mentioned. it's about fear, not truth
there are folks watching this very thread who given an opening are going to come after you on your King comments no matter how true they might be.
Jack Nicholson was right.
You've got that right.
Black folks have put MLK up on a pedestal, and white folks aren't about to "scratch the paint" to see what lies beneath because they might be labeled "racists".