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The Myth of Martin Luther King

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By Selwyn Duke

Writing at The New American, William Norman Grigg has an exposé of Martin Luther King Jr.  Grigg delves into King’s damnable habit of plagiarizing others’ work and his communist leanings.  As for the latter, Grigg illustrates just how egregious they were with a quotation from black civil rights leader Julia Brown:

“If this measure is passed honoring Martin Luther King, we may as well
take down the stars and stripes that flies over this building and
replace it with a red flag.”

Contrary to the popular fiction, Martin Luther King was not a great man.  He has been canonized by popular culture, academia and the media, but, like so many so-called civil rights leaders, conflated communist ideology with civil rights aims. 

This isn’t to say that he didn’t possess some admirable talents and do some good things.  His oratorical ability was nonpareil and his leadership capacity impressive.  Of course, it’s not surprising to find those qualities in a preacher.   In fact, those very same skills have fueled another preacher’s rise to the upper echelon of Republican presidential contenders.

As for doing good things, this is commendable but not enough for sainthood.  Ronald Reagan did many good things; yet, I would never propose we grant him a national holiday.  One could think of many Americans who may be far more deserving of a such an honor: Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, and, here’s a great one, the Father of the Constitution, James Madison.

It’s quite obvious why King receives this rare honor, and if I have to explain it, you haven’t been paying attention. 

Oh, there is something that should be noted here.  A common lamentation is that we no longer honor George Washington with a day of his own; instead, we now just celebrate Presidents’ Day.  While I can sympathize with the sentiment,  a little known fact is that, according to the federal government, the holiday is officially called Washington’s Birthday.  Unfortunately, an urban myth was created that it had been changed to Presidents’ Day.  You can read the whole story here.

And the Martin Luther King piece can be found here.

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10 responses to “The Myth of Martin Luther King”

  1. robert Avatar
    robert

    Regarding the story of the passing of Rosa Parks, I noticed a few glaring omissions about her life.
    Although it was a courageous act to refuse to sit in the back of the bus as she was ordered to do, this was not a spontaneous act on her part, and a closer look at history will tell the full story, which unfortunately does not meet the “politically correct” criteria for today’s news.
    Rosa Parks was the secretary of the local NAACP. In August of 1955, (four months before the bus incident) Parks attended the Highlander Folk School in Mount Eagle, Tennessee. This school was started in 1932 by Myles Horton and James Dombrowski, both members of the Communist Party. The schools’ original purpose was to train Communists activists on how to promote textile strikes, hold protest marches, and march in picket.
    The Textile Workers Union then was completely controlled by the Communist Party. Parks attended summer training at the Highlander Folk school in 1955, 1956 and 1957. She is pictured with Martin Luther King sitting on the front row in a Highlander training class on September 2, 1957, making the story that she was just a “poor tired black seamstress” when she sat in the front of the bus is a complete lie.
    An old city bus, like the one Parks rode on, is on display in the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery AL. Children are regularly brought to the bus on field trips to hear a harsh recorded voice telling all blacks to move to the back. This is deliberately designed to instill feelings of guilt and self-hate in white children.
    In reality, Rosa Parks, the “Civil Rights Heroine” was a Communist agitator, and a black racist.

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  2. Adlyn Avatar
    Adlyn

    okay this is just dumb every year people say MLK was a communist but does anyone have proof he fought agaist RASCIST WHITES who refused to let africans-americans and other minorties into hotels, resturants, school ect. I proud of what he did. So say what you want America like always will celebrate his memory and place a statue in his honor just like the presidents and children will still learn about him and how he was a hero, unlike the KU KLUX KLAN. If any white person feel guilty about what HIS forfathers did to other races ect, then that on him/her not us. Rest in peace MLK you are a hero in the eyes of every american citizens The same goes for Rosa Parks. Even if they were order to march and refuse the outcome was that everyone got to ride on the bus as human beings! Nothing else! I know a lot of racist people hated MLK and Rosa Parks but I suggust that they get over it what’s done is done and their is nothing you can do about it HA HA! I can go in abercrombie & fitch store and not be refused and I know that many people hate that but who cares! (I know I don’t) and when you finished soaking know that MLK day will be here next year and the year after that!

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  3. Walt Holton Avatar
    Walt Holton

    I think Dr. King would be flattered that a National Day of observance was named after him. I also think he would prefer it be called Human Rights Day. A day to reflect on the plight of those who were taken from their homeland against their will. Some in slave ships in conditions even Michael Vick would not allow a dog to be subjected to…many did not survive. We need to reflect on the fact even after earthly freedom was granted to those who were forced to serve another man; many considered them less than a man. They sought to perpetuate that belief via segregation. I believe we all need to reflect on the inhumanity and allow your soul to ache for those who endured such anguish. Regardless of the Political leanings of Dr. King and Rosa Parks, they did something that made a difference. With that behind us, I believe we all need to resolve not to just reflect but to perpetuate the belief that all men are created equal. The battle is not over! Many people groups across the globe are suffering the whip or worse. Will we force these oppressed to endure the same inhumanity the British House of commons did for so many years turning a blind eye to the slave trade, or as the Southern Democratic party did for so many years to keep segregation alive. We celebrate the victory over our localized injustice with Human Rights Day. If we stop there it is merely a shallow and selfish victory.

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  4. Sneed Avatar
    Sneed

    Ok Walt. Thanks for suggesting the nonthought “Human Rights Day”. Might be just what’s needed to do away with any controversy! Re-name it so that it’s meaning is lost forever…

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  5. EAA Avatar
    EAA

    MLK is not a hero to me, for reasons which you would well know had you taken the time to read a book or two.. No, I don’t shame myself and feel guilty over what racist whites did to blacks way back when.Frankly, I am sick to death of hearing about it. When I see any deviation to honoring MLK as a saint, I always see the same tired responses with their claims of racism, racism. So tiring; I suppose it’s the last refuge of the guttersnipe who cries racism, yet is so clearly full of hateful rage against European Americans. Get over it. Slavery ended a long time ago, and do you really think the people at Abercrombie give you a second glance and cower in fear of retribution because you’re black? You exaggerate your own self importance.

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  6. Adlyn Avatar
    Adlyn

    EAA,
    I don’t have to get over slavery it’s a free country and I’ll GET OVER IT when I FEEL LIKE IT! you think that I care that people hate MLK (people like you?) PLEASE! GET OVER YOURSELF! like I said a hero to everyone! and it does not matter what anyone says about him MLK will get a statue and there is nothing you can do about it! HA HA! RASCIST! THERE I said it again! RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST RASCIST !
    LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!

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  7. Troy Avatar
    Troy

    Please Children, Dr. King had the the courage to face what no one was willing to do. Stand for what was right. Why do we judge each other? Why do we always have to impose our OPINONS on each other. Dr. King was not free of sin, and neither are we !! Please Judge YOURSELF before you judge others. When will we all grow up and finally realize that there is only one race and it is Human.

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  8. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    Giving Dr. King a holiday isn’t propelling him into sainthood. As a matter of fact, no one deserves that recognition, but he does deserve this holiday. He did have the ability to bring all people together peacefully and articulate his points very well. There has been enough recognition of old white men who owned slaves and had illegitimate children by them like the ones that Selwyn idolizes, after all, they are published in all history books.

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  9. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    In addition to my post, it seems as if Selwyn and others who agree with him on this article, think that no one is worthy of celebration but old white men who “founded” this country. As if no other race has made positive contributions to this country but them. Also as if no one should be proud of where they come from, or of the accomplishments of their ancestors. There are many African-Americans, Latino Americans, Chinese and Indian Americans who have contributed to the history of this country, and for years, none of those accomplishments were published in any of the books that are read in schools. It’s funny that whenever “other” races want to learn about their own heritage, they must take an “elective” class instead of being exposed to it in detail in the main courses. If we are going to have a discussion about race matters, we really should be honest about it. This man had a life as well as children that he left behind because he was fighting for the equality of all people, not just some. That in itself deserves a holiday because so few have given theirs in return for the hope of equality. The ones whom Selwyn idolizes certainly didn’t give their lives for any causes but their own. And most of the ideas that they “originated” were stolen from those who were oppressed, and that certainly doesn’t deserve a thing.

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  10. Nick Avatar
    Nick

    democrat, if you think the founders stole ideas from those who were “oppressed” you’re reading too much afrocentric revisionist history. Educated people know that they got their ideas from sources like the Bible, English common law, the Magna Carta and various ancient philosophers. Going to school at Jesse Jackson U doesn’t make you educated.

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