Kings Quote by Cornel West

I think Martin Luther King would always keep track of collective insurgencies among poor and working people. He was concerned about the treatment of…

— Cornel West

“The record is suffused with examples of groups and individuals being placed under government surveillance by virtue of their dissenting views and activism—Martin Luther…

— Glenn Greenwald

Even after facing jail, Martin Luther King, Jr. courageously and boldly spoke out against racial inequality.

— Yvette Clarke

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero.

— Harry Enten

Martin Luther King really was a safety valve for white people. Any time it appeared that the black community was on the verge of…

— Ernie Chambers

Martin Luther King, Jr., would have been the last person to have wanted his iconization and his heroism. He was an enormously guilt-laden man.…

— Michael Eric Dyson

One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor of his…

— Cornel West

Martin Luther King Jr's agenda was not to help Negroes overcome American apartheid in the south. It was to make America democracy a better…

— Cornel West

Martin Luther King wanted to be morally consistent and speak out against various things that were wrong, not just racism.

— Cornel West

The thing that would probably surprise most people was that Dr. Martin Luther King was a very reluctant leader. He felt very shocked at…

— David Oyelowo

That was exciting to be able to comment on civil rights. I mean, the civil rights movement that young people don't know about today,…

— Jules Feiffer

Martin Luther King Jr. was a great teacher and just a great person in general.

— Akeem Ayers