Distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

The chapter explores how Martin Luther King Jr.'s radicalism has been whitewashed and appropriated by various political agendas, with his legacy being distorted through out-of-context usage of his words. It discusses the role of figures like Ronald Reagan in sanitizing King's image posthumously and the ongoing backlash faced by the Civil Rights Movement despite policy wins. The chapter also delves into the epistemology of ignorance and the deliberate distortion of history in racial education, highlighting the importance of acknowledging the true history of racism for genuine progress.