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In reply to the discussion: Why are Sanders AND ELLISON speaking at a rally for a gestational slavery advocate???? [View all]musette_sf
(10,495 posts)by the radical theocratic Christo-fascists, who intentionally and maliciously spread lying hate speech propaganda about one of the most important humanitarians of the 20th century, and who fail to acknowledge that Margaret Sanger was greatly admired and respected by each and every African-American leader of her day, up to and including Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
"There is a striking kinship between our movement and Margaret Sanger's early efforts. She, like we, saw the horrifying conditions of ghetto life. Like we, she knew that all of society is poisoned by cancerous slums. Like we, she was a direct actionist - a nonviolent resister. She was willing to accept scorn and abuse until the truth she saw was revealed to the millions. At the turn of the century she went into the slums and set up a birth control clinic, and for this deed she went to jail because she was violating an unjust law. Yet the years have justified her actions. She launched a movement which is obeying a higher law to preserve human life under humane conditions. Margaret Sanger had to commit what was then called a crime in order to enrich humanity, and today we honor her courage and vision; for without them there would have been no beginning. Our sure beginning in the struggle for equality by nonviolent direct action may not have been so resolute without the tradition established by Margaret Sanger and people like her." - Dr Martin Luther King Jr., 1966
http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/family-planning-special-and-urgent-concern
https://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/articles/demonization_of_ms.php