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#MLKAlsoSaid: Twitter users share US civil rights leader’s lesser known quotes

Netizens debate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on US holiday.

Twitter users are responding to what some say is a “whitewashing” of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy by posting lesser known quotes from the American civil rights leader.

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. The words “Happy MLK” trended globally, with many sharing some of King’s most famous speeches.

Others, however, said that some of King’s positions are ignored.