So was there destruction AT ALL surrounding the MLK activities? I don’t know because I wasn’t there. All I know is what I read in history books in school and nothing said anything about any violence.
Dr. King strictly advocated for non-violent protests, but chose the places he marched at and people he had marching carefully, knowing violence would be used AGAINST them. However, race-based riots were actually very common during the period and the media tried to conflate those violent riots with Dr. King’s marches (often successfully).
Ironically, only after Dr. King’s assassination sparked a week of major violent riots nationwide (particularly in D.C. leaving most of downtown in rubble), did the precursors to the civil rights act come about. I say ironically because despite his intentions (and the saying “violence never solves anything”), violence ended up bringing about the changes.
What’s interesting is MLK and Malcolm X were both murdered..clearly the methods of resistance don’t matter to racists as much as the goals. Here we are nearly three quarters of a century later still fighting voter suppression, police corruption, and economic segregation. And folks are still deflecting talking about property damage from protests.
I just looked up some of the history of Martin Luther King… Early on he was really into violence. Only towards the end there was he concerned about people getting hurt
MLK was the most hated man in America during his life. MLK is only remembered well because it suits the martial e of America being free of racism. He was however a complex man. I will say while his message has been changed its only had things removed form it. It’s still true it just ignores large parts of his messages. Like pro unions, economic equity, anti military industrial complex. Listen to I have a dream. The full speech and you will see how much we leave out. And how those thing are still used today to discriminate people
Same shit, different decade.
Wow they Fox Newsed him
It’s interesting (and pretty sad) how relevant this still is
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Wow.
I’ve seen this posted in r/conservativememes before.
So was there destruction AT ALL surrounding the MLK activities? I don’t know because I wasn’t there. All I know is what I read in history books in school and nothing said anything about any violence.
What’s the truth?
Dr. King strictly advocated for non-violent protests, but chose the places he marched at and people he had marching carefully, knowing violence would be used AGAINST them.
However, race-based riots were actually very common during the period and the media tried to conflate those violent riots with Dr. King’s marches (often successfully).
Ironically, only after Dr. King’s assassination sparked a week of major violent riots nationwide (particularly in D.C. leaving most of downtown in rubble), did the precursors to the civil rights act come about. I say ironically because despite his intentions (and the saying “violence never solves anything”), violence ended up bringing about the changes.
Racism never goes quietly into the night
It’s insane how close this is to what people say today
Here’s some context. https://www.truthorfiction.com/mlk-birmingham-news-cartoon/
Why did i read “anti-milk” ??
Read anti-milk. Was confused.
Deja vu
I read this as “An old anti-MILK political cartoon” and my head immediately went: see, people will lobby and get political about every shit.
What’s interesting is MLK and Malcolm X were both murdered..clearly the methods of resistance don’t matter to racists as much as the goals. Here we are nearly three quarters of a century later still fighting voter suppression, police corruption, and economic segregation. And folks are still deflecting talking about property damage from protests.
Whoever made this comic is likely still alive now
I want to believe we had propaganda since the day we drew pictures with mud on cave walls.
Context: go research where this cartoon was published and by whom.
Looks like history is repeating itself.
Didn’t the cops spray down, beat and unleashed the dogs on the demonstrators first?
The police were the instigators, just like with the BLM protests.
All you need to know is they’ll celebrate your efforts after it’s clear you’re no longer a threat to their profits.
Even back then Civil Rights
Reactionaries were trying to paint MLK Jr as a violent extremist
Things never change
No different than Minneapolis
I just looked up some of the history of Martin Luther King… Early on he was really into violence. Only towards the end there was he concerned about people getting hurt
MLK was the most hated man in America during his life. MLK is only remembered well because it suits the martial e of America being free of racism. He was however a complex man. I will say while his message has been changed its only had things removed form it. It’s still true it just ignores large parts of his messages. Like pro unions, economic equity, anti military industrial complex. Listen to I have a dream. The full speech and you will see how much we leave out. And how those thing are still used today to discriminate people
This looks familiar
It’s like deja vu all over again.
Exact same arguments they’re making today.