![]() ![]() He says that brings up another interesting point. "We don't really get the anger that's seeping underneath the surface," Burrows says ![]() He says this is most obvious when comparing the original documents to what's in textbooks. It was radical in the fact that he introduced non-violence as a tactic, as a strategy, as a way of life for people - that was a very radical thing," Burrows explains.īurrows also notes that he's seen inconsistencies, as far as some language being taken out in speeches and letters that King had written. ![]() "I would say King's whole career was radical. He says the former highlights the parts of King's life that are most familiar to people: the "I Have a Dream" speech, the Montgomery bus boycotts, King receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, and his assassination.īut the "radical King" is an idea Burrows says is more recent, making it seem as though King had never really been radical throughout his career. Cedric Burrows is an assistant professor of English at Marquette University.īurrows says he puts King's life into two categories: the dreamer and the radical. ![]()
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