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Can everybody claim MLK’s principles? | Being Latino Online Magazine

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Can everybody claim MLK’s principles?

by Daniel Cubias

Recently, I wrote about affirmative action and its (presumably short) future.

As I stated, one can object to the program without being racist. There are legitimate questions about constitutionality, legal principles, and unintended consequences.

However, one argument irks many ethnic minorities. That is whenever a white conservative insists that his opposition to affirmative action is based upon his deep love for Martin Luther King and the Reverend’s principles. Too many establishment power brokers have insisted that they are the true heirs of MLK’s legacy, with the