by Sophie Mann at Daily Mail
- Seneca Scott, a relative of MLK, claimed Monday night that the civil rights icon had been assassinated by the US government
- Scott appeared on the Fox News show Monday night to discuss Boston’s controversial newly unveiled statue dedicated to MLK
- Scott claimed his relative had been assassinated just as he was broaching social issues outside of race, like class and economics
A cousin of Martin Luther King Jr.’s wife Coretta Scott King said the late civil rights leader was assassinated by the US government.
During an appearance with Fox News‘ Tucker Carlson on Monday night – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Seneca Scott presented the claim as he discussed the controversial new monument to MLK that was recently unveiled in Boston.
Scott said: ‘I would like to acknowledge it is Martin Luther King Day and nothing should detract from his radical vision, Tucker. And he was assassinated by the US government.’
‘He was assassinated right when he was escalating from talking about racial bigotry to class and the war in Vietnam,’ he said…
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