As the world remembers Martin Luther King Jr. – assassinated at the age of just 39 – we want to make sure, on this dark anniversary, that his true radicalism is also remembered.
A bullet robbed the African community of a visionary and astute leader on this day in 1968. But MLK’s ideas continue to reverberate to this day.
However, in a now familiar fashion, Western politicians and mainstream media have continuously tried to de-radicalise King’s legacy and turn one of the most radical and iconic figures of the struggle for racial justice in the US into some liberal icon. They rarely talk about his anti-war or his strong anti-imperialist stances. They use his image and name for political capital, but are not willing to implement his message and ideals.
Well, we are here to remind them with a few quotes from the man himself. What do you think MLK would be saying about today’s conflicts?