Arguably the most inconvenient historical figure for liberals who push identity politics today.

Conservatives quote that line so often, you'd think it was the only thing MLK said. For some reason, you never hear these other quotes:

[quote]Whenever this issue of compensatory or preferential treatment for the Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree, but he should ask for nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but it is not realistic. For it is obvious that if a man enters the starting line of a race three hundred years after another man, the first would have to perform some incredible feat in order to catch up.[/quote]

Or this one:

[quote]All of America’s wealth today could not adequately compensate its Negroes for his centuries of exploitation and humiliation.[/quote]

And conservatives surely don't want to hear this one:

[quote]These are revolutionary times. All over the globe men are revolting against old systems of exploitation and oppression, and out of the wounds of a frail world, new systems of justice and equality are being born. The shirtless and barefoot people of the land are rising up as never before. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. We in the West must support these revolutions.[/quote]