C-SPAN Flooded With Racist Phone Calls on 50th Anniversary of MLK Death (Video)
On Wednesday, C-SPAN attempted to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King with a viewer discussion about his life and legacy. Unfortunately, the network’s decision to take viewer phone calls backfired as anchor Pedro Echevarria was swiftly inundated with racist trolls.
“The blacks burned the town down after he was killed,” said Patrick from Trenton, New Jersey. “When you raise one group up — the blacks’ so-called civil rights — you’re taking privileges away from another group.”
“Today’s real meaning of this day — you have to look at it. It’s James Earl Ray, the lone-wolf assassin. He had a dream and James Earl Ray’s dream came true.