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2023-07-01 01:10:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F49FD5EE98D7F46C1A1C7C01F6E134E3CC081269C2F7F79F38CD656E200DF70F
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The tweet contains a lie. MLK was a proponent and frequent advocate of what Pres. Kennedy eventually called affirmative action. From his last book: "If a city has a 30% Negro population, then it is logical to assume that Negroes should have at least 30% of the jobs ..." https://ideals.uark.edu/where-do-we-go-from-here-chaos-or-community-book-review/ https://books.google.com/books?id=ka4TcURYXy4C&lpg=PP1&dq=where%20do%20we%20go%20from%20here&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=where%20do%20we%20go%20from%20here&f=false
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