• TheFogan@programming.dev
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    5 hours ago

    Rustin and King knew that 1960s America wasn’t ready for a gay rights movement, so they kept Rustin in the background.

    Though it is worth pointing out MLK’s movement continued to expand to other groups, was more of a pro-socialist push near the end and probably would have kept going, had he not gotten shot.

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      You can do whatever speculation you want, it doesn’t change the fact that King knew what was possible and what wasn’t.

      I’ve seen people quote “Letter From the Birmingham Jail” over and over when they want to push people to action. They ignore the fact that King was a savvy politician who knew how to get the best results.