Did MLK Jr ever advocate some form of violence? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 1 day ago by TherapyGary to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I could've sworn I had read a quote from him that seemed to unambiguously support violence, but now I'm wondering if I took a meme seriously or something

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

He didn't preach violence, but he did have armed members during marches. There was enough implication of force to keep the police in relative check during marches.

[-] TherapyGary 7 points 1 day ago

1000010050

this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025

15 points (100.0% liked)

Asklemmy

48555 readers

569 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS