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How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

  • Written by Hajar Yazdiha, Assistant Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American societyThe Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 27, 1965. Bettmann/Getty Images

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race.

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