Where Are You, Martin Luther King?|5 Minute Video
A half-century after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. is as revered as ever. Have we been following his example, or simply paying lip service to his ideas? Jason Riley, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, weighs in.
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It’s been 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, and over the years he has turned into one of the most revered figures in American history. There is an excellent memorial to him in Washington, DC, and a museum celebrating his life in Atlanta, Georgia. Many schools and boulevards have been called after him, and a legal holiday is committed to his memory.
How is it, then, that a lot of his legacy– what he wished to hand down to the future– has been lost?
King desired equality under the law and said, famously, that individuals should judge one another based upon character, not skin color. He likewise believed that blacks had an essential role to play in their own development.
The black civil rights battles in America are now over, and King’s side won. The very best sign of that may be that King has had no genuine successor. If black Americans were still confronted with legitimate risks to civil rights– such as legal discrimination or citizen disenfranchisement– it’s likely that leaders of King’s quality would have emerged to continue the battle. Rather, what we have today are pretenders who have turned the civil liberties motion into a market, if not a racket.
And what have these racketeers achieved? A lot for themselves, and really little for their constituents. Racial spaces in education, home, and earnings ownership were narrowing in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. But after King was replaced as the spokesman for black America by the similarity Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others, these spaces started to expand in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s.
This recommends that the racial disparities that continue today aren’t driven by whatever bigotry that still exists, regardless of all the claims to the contrary from progressives and their allies in the media. It likewise suggests that black culture– mindsets towards marital relationship, education, work and the guideline of law– plays a much larger role than the left wants to acknowledge.
More sit-ins will not reduce black criminal activity rates or narrow the school accomplishment gap. Choosing more black politicians and designating more black federal government officials can’t compensate for these cultural shortages, either. Even the election of a black president– two times– failed to close the racial divide in many crucial steps.
Discussion of antisocial habits in poor black communities, not to mention the possibility that it plays a considerable role in racial inequality, has ended up being another casualty of the post- ’60s age.
King and other black leaders at the time spoke honestly about the need for more responsible habits. After mentioning on the disproportionately high inner-city criminal activity rates, King informed a black parish in St. Louis that “We’ve got to do something about our ethical standards.
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The black civil rights battles in America are now over, and King’s side won. If black Americans were still faced with legitimate hazards to civil rights– such as legal discrimination or voter disenfranchisement– it’s likely that leaders of King’s quality would have emerged to bring on the fight. After King was changed as the spokesman for black America by the likes of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others, these gaps started to expand in the ’90s, 1970s and ’80s.
Electing more black political leaders and appointing more black government authorities can’t compensate for these cultural deficiencies, either. After mentioning on the disproportionately high inner-city crime rates, King informed a black parish in St. Louis that “We’ve got to do something about our moral requirements.