State if the following assertion is true or false: In the years before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. became increasingly less radical, encouraged by the success enjoyed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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State if the following assertion is true or false: In the years before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. became increasingly less radical, encouraged by the success enjoyed by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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The assertion is false. In the years before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King, Jr. actually became increasingly more radical. Despite the success of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King began to focus on issues of economic justice and militarism, often drawing criticism from other civil rights leaders. He launched the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice, and he spoke out strongly against the Vietnam War. These stances were considered radical at the time.
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