US civil rights leaders worried Trump could reverse progress made by Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis — A half century after the assassination of Rev Martin Luther King Jr, US civil rights leaders say they are fearful US President Donald Trump could reverse progress made on civil rights in the US since King’s death. The racism that King’s leadership helped subdue has returned, said E Lynn Brown, a former associate of King and who is bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church near Memphis, Tennessee, pointing to a resurgence of white supremacists since Trump launched his campaign for president. "They were afraid to show their ugly heads in a prominent way. Now, Trump has given them a voice and created a climate where they are not afraid to show their ugly heads," Brown said. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. King died from an assassin’s bullet in Memphis on April 4 1968, ending his leadership of a non-violent campaign for equal rights for African-Americans. His death shook the US in a year that would also bring race riots, violent anti-war demo...
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