Alternative Title
The label "civil rights leader" was being used against MLK Jr.
Publication Date
Spring 1-18-2019
Abstract
Three reasons King disliked being labeled "civil rights leader:"
(1) He was a religious leader, a preacher (not a secular politician).
(2) He advanced "economic rights" ("civil rights" do not include "economic rights").
(3) He opposed war in Vietnam (not a civil rights issue).
Document Type
Editorial
Keywords
civil rights, economic rights, human rights
Disciplines
African American Studies | Applied Ethics | Christianity | Digital Humanities | Ethics and Political Philosophy | Intellectual History | Political History | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion | United States History
Recommended Citation
Walker, Theodore, "Three reasons Martin Luther King Jr. disliked being labeled "civil rights leader"" (2019). Perkins Faculty Research and Special Events. 18.
https://scholar.smu.edu/theology_research/18
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