Quote Originally Posted by bassin_bug View Post
Gills, MLK was not a gentle Christian man as was portrayed in the media although they called him "Reverend." A certain black singer, who was his mistress was waiting in their motel room when he was killed. Jesse Jackson was also there but not beside MLK, as he alleged, when he was killed. When Jesse heard about the shooting, he ran to MLK, put his hand in the blood and wiped it on himself.

I was not in Memphis when MLK was killed, but I was in another city looking out my second floor office window when he was there and what he told the black men to do to white women, was not gentle nor Christian. He should not be given all the credit for changing segregation in the nation, he was just a mouthpiece. There were other blacks who accomplished far more but never received one word of credit for the hard work they did. MLK took all the credit that was due to the foot-soldiers and the blacks lifted him up as if he was some kind of god.
Now this is certainly disappointing to hear Bugsy. I thought he was one who was instrumental in changing racism in the south. Didnt he organize a huge march in Washington where he did his dream speach. That was very inspiring. But yes I certainlly saw him as a great man who attacked injustice and segregation in the south. Its sad to hear it was made up by the media. I thought he was a minister and a doctor. I know JFK supported him. I think the blacks are doing that with Obama now.