One sees MLK Jr invoke that tension in “letter from Birmingham jail” https://kinginstitute.stanford.

Apr 13, 2019·1 min read

One sees MLK Jr invoke that tension in “letter from Birmingham jail” https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/letter-birmingham-jail, which you cite, a far more revolutionary call to action than the kumbaya, do nothing, white interpretation of “I have a dream”.

Ranjeet Tate

I stop to miau to cats.

…g in all facets of American life. In this way, nonviolent action feels like a slap to the face. But Dr. King understood that this tension was necessary to create change, that waiting for equal rights to eventually arrive was a fool’s errand. Complete disruption of the status quo was essential because “freedom is never voluntarily given by …

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