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Was Martin Luther King Jr. a political prisoner?

He is listed on the list of Top 10 most famous political prisoners published by TIME here but I am having trouble finding other reliable sources to confirm this classification - there are some in the media, particularly related to the comparison that was made to him by Bill Cosby (sources: here, here or here, for example) but nothing I can see in scholarly sources? TIME is generally reliable but that list doesn't look impressive, and the claim could be seen as FRINGE or UNDUE. Thoughts? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:36, 29 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I found some scholarly sources calling MLKJ a political prisoner. For example, Greene, Helen Taylor; Gabbidon, Shaun L. (2009-04-14). "Political Prisoners". Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. SAGE Publications. pp. 636–639. ISBN 978-1-4522-6609-1. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:47, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 October 2021

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82.14.3.14 (talk) 20:01, 4 October 2021 (UTC)his real name is mical[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —Sirdog (talk) 20:11, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2021martin Luther King Charlie Chaplin

1958 assassination attempt

Hello. Would it be OK if I added more information on the 1958 attempt on King's life by Izola Curry? There is more information on her page about the attempt that you can read about here, and I wondered if I could add the information (in my own words, from a neutral point of view) to the section in MLK's article. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 21:17, 1 December 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tim O'Doherty (talk • contribs) 17:25, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I read the Izola Curry article and the section within this one. The entry already seems to summarize the information as it regards to King, so I would recommend proposing the sentence(s) you want added. Popoki35 (talk) 06:52, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Martin Luther King He’s only Grandchild

Can you please add Martin Luther King’s only grandchild Yolanda Renee King. Yolanda Renee King is the daughter of Martin Luther King the 3rd and his wife Arndrea Waters King. I strongly believe her name should be added to MLK’s biography.

Thank you 216.165.213.183 (talk) 14:47, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rape witness

This page reads like a hagiography. I have had my attempt to insert well documented allegations of being present at a rape into the article, and have had it removed for point of view. Referenced historical documents and news reports are not a point of view. Please do not edit war attempts to steer the article towards a neutral, fact-based write up. Wikipedia is not a place to laud saints of whatever cult. As regards the point about structure., it is plain that this section is embryonic, and is designed for others to extend. If if such allegations are deemed so trivial as to to be merged into another section, then feel free to do so. However, deleting them because they are ideologically inconvenient is is entirely improper Andrewjlockley (talk) 09:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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 Thank you [[Special:Contributions/216.165.213.183|216.165.213.183]] ([[User talk:216.165.213.183|talk]]) 14:47, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
+== Rape witness ==
+This page reads like a hagiography. I have had my attempt to insert well documented allegations of being present at a rape into the article, and have had it removed for point of view. Referenced historical documents and news reports are not a point of view. Please do not edit war attempts to steer the article towards a neutral, fact-based write up. Wikipedia is not a place to laud saints of whatever cult.
+As regards the point about structure., it is plain that this section is embryonic, and is designed for others to extend. If if such allegations are deemed so trivial as to to be merged into another section, then feel free to do so. However, deleting them because they are ideologically inconvenient is is entirely improper [[User:Andrewjlockley|Andrewjlockley]] ([[User talk:Andrewjlockley|talk]]) 09:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)