Well today is Feburary 1st and the beginning of black history month so i thought it fitting to begin this first post of the month by discussing some more facts about our cultural hero and defender of civil rights Martin Luther King Jr. In 1957 MLK along with Myles Horton , Don West , Abner Berry , and James Dumbrowski held a speacial meeting at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagel Tennessee . The porpuse of this meeting was to plan a tour of southeastern states to plan demonstations and riots . Just a little back ground information the Highlander Folk School was found to be a communist front which was founded by Myles Horton ( Communist Party organizer for Tennessee ) , and Don West ( Communist Party organizer for North Caroline ) . Abner Berry and James Dumbrowski were also acknowledged members of the communist party U.S. . It seems strange to me that a man like MLK whose cause was equal rights for all would associate himself with a political philosophy that is the exact opposite of what he was trying to achive . Iwould call something like that an oxymoron if the implications weren't so serious .
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