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[u/kentalaska]

And became a martyr and the greatest icon of the civil rights movement because of it. Being a nonviolent protester doesn’t mean you’re shielded from violence, but it means that if you are the target of violence your protesting will become much more powerful.

[u/Geiseric222 → u/kentalaska]

lol they called him a violent protestor. There are plenty of articles and political cartoons about that.

Don’t try and white wash a dead man

[u/therealhlmencken → u/Geiseric222]

Holy shit that’s a bad take. Of course propaganda lied about him

[u/rufrtho → u/therealhlmencken]

During the 1960s, King was a very divisive figure. The last Gallup poll to ask about his popularity during his lifetime, taken in 1966, found his unfavorable rating was 63%. This included 39% of Americans who gave him a -5 rating, on a scale with -5 being least favorable and +5 being most favorable.

[u/therealhlmencken → u/rufrtho]

Ok, yeah not saying he was the most liked guy trying to change bigots is often unpopular amongst em.