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What does it mean?
The speaker suggests James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor.
In plain terms
He says the assassin should get a Medal of Honor.
What can you take from it?
Questioning how societies honor controversial figures.

Where it applies

  • debates on monuments
  • discussions of legacy

Putting it to work

  • examining criteria for honors
  • public education on history

Questions to consider

  • Why might someone propose honoring a murderer?
  • What values should guide national honors?

Another view

The suggestion is widely seen as offensive and historically inaccurate.

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