2026-10-02 04:23 UTC
In April 1963, MLK Jr. writes a letter while in jail.
I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice
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@mika_mika@lemmy.world 2026-10-03 10:17
Okay, not touching on my opinion on this argument. It’s hilarious that you’re quoting the man who fought for his right to vote, and voting’s power to convince people not to vote.