Updated 2x. While on the one hand the so-called Social Justice movements of the 1960’s often devolved into a jumble of contradictory directions, some of them noble and some of them not, Dr. Martin Luther King denied the canard about being some kind of “Communist” (see YouTube) some of his friends and supporters may have been. And while we cannot pretend to share every aspect of MLK’s politics, it cannot be denied that he raised important facts and questions, whatever his weaknesses and even failings. Dorothy Day largely supported him if not all of his Catholic interpreters. So the following discussion is offered towards a partial clarification of thought, without implying I agree with all of it.
In the Post-Reformation era much confusion exists:
+ Then there is this, say other black leaders
+ The complicated legacy of MLK – 3rd segment
+ For a lengthier and more balanced treatment in general and of the controversies see Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy’s And the Walls Came Tumbling Down.
+ Abernathy. Answering written questions.
+ Who speaks for Black Americans?
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+ Senator Rand Paul on the Profits of War
Updated 2/17/24
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