Timothy B. TysonIn the years since his murder, we have transformed King into a kind of innocuous black Santa Claus.
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Since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., his life has been celebrated each year during Black History Month. His name is now synonymous with "peaceful protest" and "civil rights movement." However, that wasn't always the case. During his lifetime, he was known as a man who took risks and made enemies. Before his death, many people called him an extremist for his ideas about capitalism and communism.
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