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Isaiah53 3 points ago +9 / -6

MLK Jr., too.

Both belonged to the communist party.

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deadlyblackcentipede 9 points ago +10 / -1

MLK Jr. was not a communist.

He specifically rejected communism because of its atheist tendencies.

https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/communism

However, following the civil rights victories, he did flirt with “some form of democratic democratic socialism.”

He was a fool in that regard. Ironically, this is when he got shot.

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MavisBeacon 1 point ago +2 / -1

Mlk Jr . Sure did like to cheat on his wife .