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We ought to remember this: Martin Luther King, Jr. was a radical
Commentary
As the nation commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, we must confront an uncomfortable truth: The sanitized version of King’s legacy that pervades our national consciousness does a disservice to the revolutionary spirit he embodied.
King was assassinated when he was just 39 years old, cut down in his prime while fighting for economic justice alongside Memphis sanitation workers.
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This fact alone should give us pause when considering how we choose to remember him.
Solely painting King as a non-violent leader who sought equality for all conveniently allows the bearers of power to humanize his legacy through a federal holiday.
Honoring King through days of services is to be applauded, and hosting events with transformative speakers that testify to his once-in-a-generation place in history is salient to telling his story. However, it is incumbent upon each of us who seek to lift future gene
