Dr. Alveda King condemned the Ferguson riots as an act of “unnecessary evil.” The niece of the famed civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. appeared on Fox and Friends and called for peace, citing that violence is never an outlet to get your voice heard.
King was especially critical of a Ferguson article published on Times magazine where the author defended the rioting, stating that peaceful protests aren’t an option for those who are constantly oppressed in an institutionally racist society.
King stated that during her countless marches with her father and uncle that they have always used a nonviolent approach. They have never resorted to violence even after many of the protesters were unjustly arrested and her home was firebombed. She maintains that words and prayers are the key for effectively sending a message to the world.
Alveda King and her thoughts on the Ferguson unrest is also shared by her cousin, son of Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III. The man appeared on CNN and said that his father would be greatly dismayed by the violence that has overtaken Ferguson. According to him:
“I don’t know that any of us can really speak for my father, but I will try the best that I can based on some of his writings and the views that he took. He would be greatly disappointed.”
Luther King III maintains that his father and those that marched alongside him would never approve of the tactics being used by the rioters. His father once said to him that “violence is the language of the unheard.”
Even though Martin Luther King Jr. is not here today, his niece and son couldn’t have said it in better words. The fire-setting and looting really has done nothing other than set back race relations. Dr. Alveda King was right about the Ferguson riots being counterproductive to the peace the community so earnestly seeks.
[photo credit: Stephen Melkisethian]
Dr. Alveda King Slams Ferguson Riots As An Unnecessary Evil
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