Chart showing that only 35% of white Americans held a favorable view of MLK JR in 1963, and only 27% in 1966. This rose to 93% by 2011. By contrast 92% of Black people had a favorable view in 1963, with a low of 82% in 1964, up to 100% in 2011.

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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024 00:26:04 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   A lot of people that claim that MLK jr was somehow loved by all and better than today's civil rights leaders, are just lying.

   A lot of people claiming that "Black Lives Matter" or "Defund the Police" are bad marketing, and that they would support these movements if they were named something better like "Non-violent march," are just lying. It's not the phrase that these people object to. It's the underlying principle. They do not accept that current US policing is a negative on reducing crime.