At least rhetorically, the USSR condemned American racism. But what did the Soviets think about Martin Luther King Jr. specifically? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

At least rhetorically, the USSR condemned American racism. But what did the Soviets think about Martin Luther King Jr. specifically?

by jkillsl

I'm especially curious about what the Soviets thought about the fact that MLK was a Reverend and the role of religion in the civil rights movement generally.

Ilokelesia

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/35z5gc/how_did_the_soviet_union_seem_to_feel_about/

/u/Tom_The_Human seems to have it covered.