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Omaha Steve

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Sat Jan 24, 2015, 08:46 PM Jan 2015

The Martin Luther King Quotes You've Never Heard Because They Shatter The Sterilized Version Of Him


http://www.upworthy.com/the-martin-luther-king-quotes-youve-never-heard-because-they-shatter-the-sterilized-version-of-him?c=upw1

Curator: Franchesca Ramsey

This MLK greatest hits album doesn't actually exist *yet*, but it's a pretty damned good idea.



Now of course, this video is meant to be satirical, but it does end on an incredibly truthful note:

"Let's not sanitize a great forward-thinking man into a our nation's feel-good corporate diversity coach. This MLK day, share 'The Deep Cuts.' Because there's no better way to honor a great man's legacy than actually knowing what it is."

So in the spirit of honoring MLK's legacy beyond "I Have A Dream," take a look at some of his more "radical" quotes below.
On war




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The Martin Luther King Quotes You've Never Heard Because They Shatter The Sterilized Version Of Him (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP
Big K & R...... dhill926 Jan 2015 #1
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