What would you say as to the reasons why Martin Luther King Jr. has or gets a recognized national holiday and Malcolm X does not?
MLK VS. MLX
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@Mall
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, Malcom X was a Muslim minister.
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@FLRW
So what?
MLK's visible legacy was one of championing civil rights and fighting hate. It was one that the average white moderate could view as a good thing. He was able to be presented as a bipartisan public figure, though he privately held views on many topics which were distinctly partisan.
Malcolm X, on the other hand, was a black nationalist who promoted anti-white hate. Your average white moderate wasn't comfortable extolling this man as a hero since his views probably weren't less objectively disgusting than those of the segregationists.
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@Swagnarok
Anti-white is in fashion in 2024.