Charles Woods, educator, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute“A lot of the reasons he was assassinated were his critique of capitalism, militarism and racism. Wornie Reed, professor on race at Virginia Tech and civil rights activist5. Support Black Lives Matter “There’s nothing the Black Lives Matter people do that [King] wouldn’t, and that he didn’t. It doesn’t hold water for five seconds that he wouldn’t support Black Lives Matter.” ― Wornie Reed “I personally think he would have backed Black Lives Matter. I think he would have backed Black Lives Matter as a movement bringing light to an issue disproportionately targeting black people.”― Charles Woods

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2018 09:45 UTC