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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I absolutely had this impression as well.

I also pictured the Lorraine Motel as being super fancy as MLK Jr. Was the leader of the civil rights movement.

I'm guessing that's projection, but maybe it was a bit of the curriculum, or prosperity gospel inherent in the South.

I really don't know.