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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a black woman, I hate it. Hate it, hate it, hate it.

MLK was about non-violence and peace. His statue looks angry and intolerant. [/quote]

I understand and respect your point of view. However, I also think that MLK's image has been sanitized and softened over the past 40 years. A younger generation is taught that he was a "dreamer". He was actually a warrior for justice, not just a dreamer for justice. He defiantly challenged the status quo of segregation and discrimination that was deeply embedded in our country. Many people think that his fight is over. I think he would be defiant and yes, very angry today as he looked out over DC. Not just in terms of the instituitional racism that still exists today, but also the  poverty and inequality that exists for poor people of all races. He was planning a Poor People's Campaign that would have essentially shut down DC when he was assassinated. I think he was a far more complex figure than the image we have of him today. I like the memorial. Give it another look.[/quote]

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