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Mon 20 Jan, 2025 08:10 am
I just checked and counted ten threads I personally started about MLK. I continue to draw attention beyond the simple iconic man portrayed on his holiday. It has always been my contention that the powers that be could allow him to live so long as he practiced non violent civil rights activities. It was only after he tried to organize the poor of all colors and faiths he was taken out. "The Poor People's Campaign." Same as they took out the original Black Panthers for their organization efforts.
@edgarblythe,
Quote:"The Poor People's Campaign."
I suspect you're right about this. But I'm not sure it was a matter of some power structure "allowing him to live". It's useful to remember that MLK wasn't a universally popular public figure even before his Poor People's Campaign. The racists always had it in for him. That was enough to ensure his removal. And afterwards, some of the owning class definitely breathed a sigh of relief.
@hightor,
Negative press kept his polls low. But if the Poor People's Campaign had gotten enough traction - That's how revolutions begin.
Remember the "giant sucking sound?" Ross Perot's quixotic campaign is a perfect illustration. They weren't prepared when he launched his campaign. It was a poor people's campaign. Had he had the mettle and understanding to persevere he could have been elected.
@edgarblythe,
The new president has promised to release the secret files on both the JFK and MLK assassinations. I doubt, however, that anything will be discovered that we don't already know. It's hard to imagine that anything incriminating would still be on paper.
@hightor,
He was going to do something like that last time.
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