Ta-Nehisi Coates makes a pretty persuasive argument against calling on Ferguson protesters to follow the non-violent example of Martin Luther King, Jr.:
Asking Ferguson protesters to emulate MLK is asking them to ignore history
Urge to ask Ferguson protestors to "be like Martin Luther King," ignores the how the State actually responded to Martin Luther King.
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 25, 2014 "Hey, be like that King guy who beat, jailed, harrased and spied on. He should be your role model."
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 25, 2014 "Be like that guy who our most powerful law enforcement officer once called 'The most notorious liar in the country.'"
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 25, 2014 "Be like that Evers guy whose killer we allowed to roam free for 30 years."
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 25, 2014 "Remember the spirit of Jimmy Lee Jackson whose killer we never prosecuted. Oh right, because we killed him." http://t.co/SiA0dCP9kw
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 25, 2014 One thing Coates neglected to mention: “Be like that man the FBI wrote a letter to trying to get him to kill himself.”
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By Jenée Desmond-Harris
By Jenée Desmond-Harris
