"Cool" is a understatement. He's probably the greatest American hero who every lived. He is the best example of how a normal person can have a big impact on the world.

Possibly linux · edit-2 10 months ago

takeda@lemmy.world · 10 months ago

I don’t think he was born cool, it was more about what he stood for and what he did during his life.

Possibly linux · 10 months ago

I just needed a meme

Krafty Kactus@sopuli.xyz · edit-2 10 months ago

And yet some fucking idiot tried to burn down his house.

DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 10 months ago

Plus the, you know, FBI sponsored assassination.

Possibly linux · 10 months ago

FBI was run by a old white racist and was essentially in league with the KKK.

I don’t remember him being killed by the FBI but I wouldn’t be surprised.

kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com · 10 months ago

Consider: James Baldwin

PatFusty@lemm.ee · 10 months ago

Martin Luther King Jr was actually named Michael King at birth