In an interview with Chris Ryan and Justin McIsaac, the son of the legendary civil rights leader, Martin Luther King III discusses the current state of race relations in America.
If his father were still alive today, Martin Luther King III believes that he would be disappointed in the progress made thus far and that he would be actively working towards change. In particular, his father would be involved in getting more voting participation.
Martin Luther King III is concerned about pending legislation in his home state of Georgia which seem to be intended to suppress the votes of African American communities. He favors measures designed to make it easier to vote, such as extending early voting and making Election Day a holiday.
The 2020-2021 election results in Georgia were very pleasing to Martin Luther King III. He applauds the work of Stacey Abrams in getting out the vote, the election of Georgia’s first African American Senator, Dr. Raphael Warnock, and Georgia’s first Jewish Senator, Jon Ossoff.
When asked about the divisions which exist in America today, Martin Luther King III says, “It’s fine for us to disagree. Dad taught us to disagree without being disagreeable; but, when it rises to a level where it becomes violent and hostile like it did on January 6th, that is beyond where we should be as a nation. We are a much better nation than what we are exhibiting.”