Sometimes I wonder about MLK. I admired him all my life, and much of his work is truly superb and inspiring. But I wonder if his movement wasn't just a bad tree bearing bad fruit. Of course it may not be fair to make any strong judgment about it, since he was assassinated and wasn't able to guide the civil rights movement any further. Similar to how I wouldn't blame Lincoln for the disaster of Reconstruction.
Sometimes I wonder about MLK. I admired him all my life, and much of his work is truly superb and inspiring. But I wonder if his movement wasn't just a bad tree bearing bad fruit. Of course it may not be fair to make any strong judgment about it, since he was assassinated and wasn't able to guide the civil rights movement any further. Similar to how I wouldn't blame Lincoln for the disaster of Reconstruction.