Human rights activist Martin Luther King III said that the protesters were finally being heard, after he recently tweeted, “As my father explained during his life, riots are a language that has never been heard.”
King said that protests after George Floyd’s death would not change racial inequality in America immediately, but could have an immediate impact.
“I believe the whole nation, and the world is really focused on this issue … the question is: what will that change be? And it’s clear that our nation is ready for change – and responsible change. Obviously, you cannot change institutional racism overnight. “This is a process,” he told Jim Sciutto of CNN.
King said that there needed to be a dialogue between civil rights leaders and the White House, citing when his father, Martin Luther King Jr., held meetings with Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson.
After delay across Georgia during his main day yesterday causing voters to spend hours in line, King added that there was “no question” that voter oppression existed and that it disproportionately affected black Americans.
“If we don’t deal with voter suppression, it will be interesting to see what happens in the November elections … We have to make it easier for people to vote, and we are not a nation,” he said.
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