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"Even though he is revered today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was widely disliked by the American public when he was killed" ...
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Even though he is revered today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was widely disliked by the American public when he was killed.
⏬ Abridged (shortened) 2018 article thread (10 min) with extra links 📖 🍿 🔊
Even though he is revered today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was widely disliked by the American public when he was killed.
⏬ Abridged (shortened) 2018 article thread (10 min) with extra links 📖 🍿 🔊
Even Though He Is Revered Today, MLK Was Widely Disliked by the American Public When He Was Killed
Seventy-five percent of Americans disapproved of the civil rights leader as he spoke out against the Vietnam War and economic disparity
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Even though he is revered today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was widely disliked by the American public when he was killed" ...
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To treat the excuse that's going around more seriously than it deserves:
That's not the gesture for "my heart goes out to you." Yes, those were his words, and yes, he touched his heart. But for that gesture, you always turn your hand palm-side up: I offer, I give.
That's not the gesture for "my heart goes out to you." Yes, those were his words, and yes, he touched his heart. But for that gesture, you always turn your hand palm-side up: I offer, I give.
January 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
To treat the excuse that's going around more seriously than it deserves:
That's not the gesture for "my heart goes out to you." Yes, those were his words, and yes, he touched his heart. But for that gesture, you always turn your hand palm-side up: I offer, I give.
That's not the gesture for "my heart goes out to you." Yes, those were his words, and yes, he touched his heart. But for that gesture, you always turn your hand palm-side up: I offer, I give.
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When giving your heart to a whole audience, you would also normally sweep it horizontally to indicate the whole crowd you love.
Straight arm, up at an angle, palm facing out or down rather than up... I mean, if you want, you could say "he does that so often that it's his muscle memory," but.
Straight arm, up at an angle, palm facing out or down rather than up... I mean, if you want, you could say "he does that so often that it's his muscle memory," but.
January 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
When giving your heart to a whole audience, you would also normally sweep it horizontally to indicate the whole crowd you love.
Straight arm, up at an angle, palm facing out or down rather than up... I mean, if you want, you could say "he does that so often that it's his muscle memory," but.
Straight arm, up at an angle, palm facing out or down rather than up... I mean, if you want, you could say "he does that so often that it's his muscle memory," but.
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Right wing twists Dr. King’s words to attack anti-racist education, focusing almost exclusively on “I have a dream.”
But King was a radical. He denounced Vietnam war, when it was politically risky. He decried racism in the North ⬇️. @thenewpress.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
But King was a radical. He denounced Vietnam war, when it was politically risky. He decried racism in the North ⬇️. @thenewpress.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
King of the North: Martin Luther King's Freedom Struggle Outside of the South
Book — Non-fiction. 2025. By Jeanne Theoharis. 400 pages. Illustrates how King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago — outside Dixie — was at the heart of his campaign for racial justic...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Right wing twists Dr. King’s words to attack anti-racist education, focusing almost exclusively on “I have a dream.”
But King was a radical. He denounced Vietnam war, when it was politically risky. He decried racism in the North ⬇️. @thenewpress.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...
But King was a radical. He denounced Vietnam war, when it was politically risky. He decried racism in the North ⬇️. @thenewpress.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ki...