“Dead Men Make Such Convenient Heroes”: The Use and Misuse of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy as Political Propaganda

Arts & Humanities

• Political Propaganda 100%
• Political Parties 95%
• Martin Luther King 92%
• Hero 60%
• American Memory 58%
• Political Ideology 42%
• Partisan 40%
• Ideology 39%
• American History 38%
• Civil Rights 38%
• Social Justice 37%
• Supporters 34%
• Activists 32%
• History 25%

Social Sciences

• propaganda 82%
• political ideology 41%
• history 40%
• civil rights 37%
• indication 32%
• social justice 31%
• ideology 29%
• candidacy 28%