Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy demands truth before unity

Published Jan 17 2021 at 3:32 AM GMT

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Contemplating the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the wake of a White riot at the US Capitol, historian Peniel Joseph says the violence of January 6 reminds us that King's warnings about racism's dangers to American democracy continue in our own time here is a striking parallel between 1968 and 2021, Joseph argues, and the King who spoke revolutionary truth to power at the end of his life can show America the way forward now.