Modern Spin on MLK: "White Moderates" vs. Loving Your Enemies
Channel: Alex Zorach
Date: 2017-01-16

Today I saw both right- and left-wing pieces claiming that the "opposite" side was misusing MLK's words to put a "spin" on his life and ideologies. Here I want to examine two ideas central to MLK's message: his opposition to the foot-dragging of "white moderates", and his embracing of love, including nonviolent activism and loving one's enemies, as a way of achieving quick and powerful social change.