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Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter explains how people misuse her father's words
As nationwide protests over racial injustice continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter says some of her father's frequently revisited words about race and civil rights are sometimes misunderstood.
Bernice King, who is CEO of The King Center in Atlanta, told Jimmy Fallon on Thursday's "Tonight Show" that people might be missing the messages behind his famous quotations.
"In '68 my father was one of the most hated men in America, and now he's one of the most loved men in the world," she said. "So much so that people do take liberties and kind of take different quotes to fit their situation, and nothing is more frustrating for me than that."
King says she urges others repeating his words to find the proper context he used them in.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/newsfeature/martin-luther-king-jrs-daughter-explains-how-people-misuse-her-fathers-words/ar-BB155txN?li=BBnb7Kz