Martin Luther King fought for blacks, and democratic whites were with him.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial inequality.
The first African-American leader was Dr. Martin Luther King.
Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America when what black America needs isn't a leader, it is education.
Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't a leader - it is education. Giving speeches and marching - that's not the concept that brings about real freedom, equality and justice.
Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously guilt-laden man. He was drenched in a sense of shame about his being featured as the preeminent leader of African-American culture and the civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. He died in the cause of that effort.
Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.
The White man pays Reverend Martin Luther King so that Martin Luther King can keep the Negro defenseless.
Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice.
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