JOHN MCWHORTER: “Dr. King didn’t die demanding that whites make excuses for us.”

Folks, I’d like to get my two cents in on Karmelo Anthony. This is a long one — pretend it’s an editorial.

“He put his hands on me. I stabbed him.” Why does a boy spontaneously justify stabbing someone on so thin a pretense? And why do so many Black Americans see his 35-year prison sentence as racist?

I think the answer to both questions takes us to Scotland, Ireland, and northern England.

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