[Opinion] How Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Florida helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Los Angeles Times

Lean Left

High Factuality

Individual: Patrick Soon-Shiong

Editorial: Justice for the downtrodden came too slow in Martin Luther King Jr.’s time. It still does

Martin Luther King, Jr. lamented the slow pace of change in a world in which law enforcement officers beat Black Americans with impunity. Many of the circumstances have changed, but we're still dealing with the same problem and the same foot-dragging pace.