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The co-opting of MLK Jr. by...everybody | Code Switch

Martin Luther King Jr. was relatively unpopular when he was assassinated. But the way Americans of all political stripes invoke his memory today, you'd think he was held up as a hero.

In this episode, we hear how King's legacy got co-opted.