And the changes MLK sought only came following the race riots after his death. I don’t want to discredit him because he was essential to the civil rights movement, but ultimately his martyrdom is what brought the change he fought for
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Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 month agoI’m pretty sure MLK only worked because the Black Panthers were doing a good/bad cop thing.
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DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 month ago
1964= Civil Rights Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
1968=MLK assassination
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968
There was an additional one passed on ‘68, a week after his assassination.
Tango@piefed.ca 1 month ago
I’m pretty sure the Black Panthers only worked because MLK was doing a good/bad cop thing.
Dookieman12@piefed.social 1 month ago
Yeah, basically. Between MLK and Malcolm X, no matter how you wanted to resist, they had you covered. That’s why the government killed them both.