LBJ did tell MLK that but MLK persisted. Thing is he sacrificed bodies in the wake and purposely targeted areas where sheriffs had a reputation for being violent. These are the parts not mentioned in history taught to Americans.
They did then too. MLK wrote in his “Letters” that he found the white liberal more confusing than actual racists, because they claimed to support Civil Rights but always advised he wait for “a more timely season”, which was always later.
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