# Why do we deify Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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**Created:** [December 10, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-deify-martin-luther-king-jr/383614 "2006-12-10T23:09:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-deify-martin-luther-king-jr/383614/1 "2006-12-10T23:09:12Z")

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[Here](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030502.html) is a link from Cecil which mentions some unflattering facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Almost every discussion about the United States’ founding fathers will not hesitate to mention that they were wealthy and owned slaves. Should discussions of MLK always be prefaced by his love of prostitutes?

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