Author Calls for Return to Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass’ Vision of Colorblindness - eviltoast

Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass were both dedicated to bringing about an America that was colorblind, Andre Archie says, but their work is being undermined.

Obviously, this is the height of foolishness, in my opinion.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Yes, he understood what a lot of people don’t these days, which is that you work with what you have. He could have raged and cried about the unfairness of the situation, but instead he chose to use the venues available to him, and carved his place in history as a result, heavily impacting society of his time and ours.