Do you think Martin Luther King, Jr. ever would've ran for office?
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« on: April 02, 2007, 04:34:06 PM »
Assume that he wasn't assasinated in 1968. Do you think he ever would've pursued any kind of elective office?
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2007, 05:22:22 PM »
Maybe Representative at some point, like Julian Bond.
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2007, 01:54:26 PM »
Quote from: True Democrat on April 02, 2007, 05:22:22 PM
Maybe Representative at some point, like Julian Bond.

Or John Lewis.
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« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2007, 11:46:26 PM »
King didn't seem to be too terribly interested in office... I think he would've eventually run for something, but nothing further than Governor.
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2007, 12:07:55 AM »
He would have had a tough time winning anything other than a majority-black House seat, especially in Georgia. He was not terribly popular among whites before he was martyred.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2007, 12:29:49 AM »
I would guess no.  He had more of a forum being Martin Luther King, Jr. than being one of 435 members of the House.
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