Kings Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America, when what black America needs isn't…

— Don Yaeger

Dr. Martin Luther King was never a man to say 'I've got this' as the leader of the movement. He wasn't always sure that…

— David Oyelowo

[Martin Luther] King was one of the two young ministers - and you know how directly oriented the Negro community still is towards the…

— Ella Baker

Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.

— Taylor Branch

There is no gay leader anywhere near the stature of Martin Luther King, because black activism drew on the profound spiritual tradition of the…

— Camille Paglia

Martin Luther King was a misguided leader. He worked to be recognized as the leader of black America when what black America needs isn't…

— Jim Brown

Martin [Luther King] wasn't one to buck forces too much.

— Ella Baker

Martin Luther King was only an activist for 13 years and every year he changed and every year he became more radical. By the…

— Bill Ayers

Martin didn't start the Civil Rights Movement, he was chosen to head it. You didn't start the movement, but in your actions today you…

— Eugene Nathaniel Butler

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

One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India,…

— Jack Canfield

Martin Luther King was not a Marxist or a communist, but his radical love leads him to put poor and working people at the…

— Cornel West