Cornel West | Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical. We Must Not Sterilize His Legacy




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Martin Luther King is shoved back by Mississippi patrolmen during the 220-mile 'March Against Fear' from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi. (photo: Underwood Archives)
Cornel West, Guardian UK
West writes: "If King were alive today, his words would threaten most of those who now sing his praises."
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