The Trials of Africa and the Real Dr. King They Want Us to Forget

http://dissidentvoice.org/2018/01/the-trials-of-africa-and-the-real-dr-king-they-want-us-to-forget/
Date Written:  2018-01-24
Publisher:  Dissident Voice
Year Published:  2018
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX22609

A look at some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s views beyond those emphasized by the mainstream media, where he pushed beyond 'liberal' America and his strong anti-war and global solidarity values were unapologetically linked to the fight against racism and poverty.

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A more vibrant and empowered King, aged only 38 years at the time, seemed to have fully fathomed the link between the oppression of poor, Black Americans at home and the oppression of poor Vietnamese peasants abroad. They were all victims of what he dubbed the "giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism."

Right there and then, King had achieved a revolutionary and terrifying idea that might have contributed to his assassination a year later, for many of his allies outside the Black communities began disowning him.

But this passage in particular gave me a pause, as I reflected on the plight of millions of refugees and poor migrants forced to leave their homes in Africa and the Middle East, driven by wars, corruption and extreme want.

"A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies," he said.