60th March on Washington event merges Black America's current concerns with history
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The Spin
Right narrative
As a patriot who loved America, Martin Luther King Jr. urged the nation to live up to its foundational creed — the self-evident truth that all human beings are created equals. While not ignoring color, he advocated that unity and justice should prevail without violence for the good of all mankind.
Left narrative
Martin Luther King Jr. certainly dreamed that racial inequality would dissipate in the US and that people would be judged exclusively by their character. However, a drive toward oneness is as harmful to achieving his dream as exaggerating the importance of social identities. People can accept one another for who they are when willing to engage their differences — such differences do not need to be erased.