He was not searching for popularity,” Clayborne Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Institute at Stanford, said. read more
During his last year, Dr. King was denounced by the “liberal media” such as the New York Times and the Washington Post and LOOK Magazine because of his principled opposition to the Vietnam War. read more
Martin Luther King, Jr. is now remembered as a civil rights icon and fighter for justice. But when he was alive, lots of white people felt very differently. That should serve as inspiration for today’s activists. read more