Comments on: Martin Luther King and the Memphis Sanitation Strike http://theactivist.org/blog/martin-luther-king-and-the-memphis-sanitation-strike // Culture. Consciousness. Critical Thought. // Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mickey Mathis http://theactivist.org/blog/martin-luther-king-and-the-memphis-sanitation-strike/comment-page-1#comment-74826 Mickey Mathis Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:50:43 +0000 http://theactivist.org/blog/?p=2416#comment-74826 Dr. King’s political leanings were probably influenced a great deal by his father, Martin Luther King, Sr. – who was a noted Republican. He would have likely endorsed Richard Nixon for the 1960 election. But when the younger King was arrested during a sit-in, it was then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy who ensured his release, as a favor to Martin Luther King, Sr. After his son was freed, King backed him in the election – and some 10 million votes were delivered for the Democrat. (As a side note, Kennedy was not known for being an overly enthusiastic supporter of civil rights.) It seems that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was neither a Republican nor a Democrat. Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace Dr. King espoused some socialist leanings later in life, but I believe he was not a politician, and you should not claim him on this page. He belongs to all the parties: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and even you misguided souls. Dr. King’s political leanings were probably influenced a great deal by his father, Martin Luther King, Sr. – who was a noted Republican. He would have likely endorsed Richard Nixon for the 1960 election. But when the younger King was arrested during a sit-in, it was then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy who ensured his release, as a favor to Martin Luther King, Sr. After his son was freed, King backed him in the election – and some 10 million votes were delivered for the Democrat. (As a side note, Kennedy was not known for being an overly enthusiastic supporter of civil rights.)

It seems that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was neither a Republican nor a Democrat.

Dr. King often called for personal responsibility in fostering world peace

Dr. King espoused some socialist leanings later in life, but I believe he was not a politician, and you should not claim him on this page. He belongs to all the parties: Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and even you misguided souls.

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