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But his chief lieutenant, Ralph Abernathy, had a whole lot to say about it.

Yes, Bro. Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy (Kappa Alpha Psi) did speak out about this. He even called Je$$e a liar in public about King dying in his arms.

Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy
March 21, 1926 - April 17, 1990

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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Abernathy, of course, also supported Reagan in 1980. Perhaps King too would have had he lived.

King was a flawed man but nobody who studies him can avoid the conclusion that he was brilliant and thoughtful. He was a giant in this respect compared to Jackson, Sharpton, etc. The King of the 1950s, as reflected in this quote, had fundamentally libertarian inclinations on many basic issues. He went off the deep end in the 1960s and led the crazy, statist Poor Peoples Movement (aptly described a sa beg in) but this does not undermine his earlier accomplishments.