No, what the author demonstrates about King is guilt OF association. Knowlingly associating and cooperating with sworn enemies of you country, for that is what communists are, is a most unpatriotic and dishonorable act, and there can be no doubt that King was guilty of it.
Guilt by association is something else. Go take a logic class to find out what it means.
Perfect 2 Kool, and thanks for the data! These little truths drive the King defenders nuts.
King may not have been a card-carrying member of the communist party, but there seems little doubt he was a strong communist "sympathizer."