Thread by @BulldogShadow

[thread] In 1968, 51 years ago, The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) was murdered by a white supremacist. He was only 39 years old. @WStatesCenter #MLK51

Many people today call MLK an “American hero.” I think it is both just and accurate to do so. As we do, I hope we will remember that he was also an American rebel and patriot. #MLK51

One hated by proponents of Jim Crow segregation, isolated by liberals more concerned with the politics of niceties and comfortability
and scorned by an ideological left that ironically, and without obvious embarrassment saw itself as more radical than King. #MLK51

We like to conveniently forget just how disliked and isolated MLK was during his most influential years but I think it is important to our own work that we remember. #MLK51

A poll conducted by Harris in 1968 shows that the person often referred to as “America’s Prophet” spent his last week’s on this earth with a public disapproval rating of 75%. #MLK51

Only a quarter of Americans somewhat or strongly supported the American leader who defeated de jure white supremacy in America. #MLK51

To make it plain. The person who led the defeat against white supremacy had less public support than Donald Trump has today. #MLK51

Today we should join together to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. We should also acknowledge the conditions under which he organized. Conditions that still very much exist within our moments today. #MLK51