"Cool" is a understatement. He's probably the greatest American hero who every lived.

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• takeda@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I don’t think he was born cool, it was more about what he stood for and what he did during his life.

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  • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I just needed a meme

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• tkk13909@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And some fucking idiot tried to burn down his house.

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  • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Plus the, you know, FBI sponsored assassination.

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    • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      FBI was run by a old white racist and was essentially in league with the KKK.

      I don’t remember him being killed by the FBI but I wouldn’t be surprised.

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• kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Consider: James Baldwin

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• PatFussy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Martin Luther King Jr was actually named Michael King at birth

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