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Matthew Yglesias

Martin Luther King called for radical redistribution of material resources

16 mins | Jul 8, 2021
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A gospel of solidarity, not "colorblindness”. The campaign against "critical race theory" focuses on "content of character and not the colour of our skin" speech, but this is wildly misinformed. This instalment of Slow Boring reflects on the speeches of Martin Luther King and argues that what he wanted was “a significant redistribution of economic resources to create a society of equals.”

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