Gordon Hodson: Whites also came to love MLK Jr once they figured out that they could misquote him to further their own goals.

Michelle Obama is one of the figures Americans like to forget that they used to demonize and dehumanize when she was actually in the political spotlight.

My god the terrorist fist bump, for starters?

'We love Michelle Obama!' Since when?

Anyway, this is a very classic pattern. Americans only grow to love Black leaders/public figures after they are no longer in positions of power. See also: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

How public attitudes of Martin Luther King Jr. have changed since the 1960swww.pewresearch.org About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.

Whites also came to love MLK Jr once they figured out that they could misquote him to further their own goals.

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