Comment on YSK: The US Government Assassinated MLK
grue@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Fun” fact: MLK championed civil rights for black people for damn near two decades. But once he pivoted to directly addressing the issue of class, he was killed within four months.
Public announcement of the Poor People’s Campaign: December 4, 1967
Assassination: March 29, 1968
teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I think he also came out against the Vietnam War not long before he was assassinated.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 day ago
He said the US is the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.
Truer words have not been spoken.