Wrong Side of History

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Would Martin Luther King be anti-'woke'?

There's something off about conservatives claiming his legacy

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Ed West
Jan 16, 2023
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Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States — and, the way things are going, it will probably be a holiday here in Britain some day, too.

While some Americans enjoy a rare day off, the city of Boston can now, er, boast an interesting new statue of the man. It’s supposed to show Dr King and his wife Coretta Scott King embracing, but I don’t know, Dr Freud, I see something else. 

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