The Daily Show unpacks the many ways Americans have found to misunderstand and misappropriate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Leslie Jones confronts people on the streets about how they’re celebrating. Dulce Sloan reminds us our heroes aren’t perfect, they’re people. Roy Wood Jr. on the exploitation of the holiday. Vann R. Newkirk II and Trevor Noah discuss the civil rights icon’s real legacy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapter 1: What questions do New Yorkers have about MLK Day?
We're lost.
We're lost day? Do you know what day it is today?
This is Monday.
What did you do today? Well, today we just woke up. We just checked out of our hotel.
Checked out of our hotel.
We haven't done much. We're going to go get coffee, and we're going to walk around. So which one of those celebrates Martin Luther King Day? Well, none of what we've talked about so far. 232 push-ups for Martin. So this ain't reparations, but this is enough. That's right. Give me one hand once!
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Chapter 2: How do people typically celebrate Martin Luther King Day?
Yeah! That's right!
What y'all doing to celebrate MLK? Came to New York. Came to New York? That's it? That's all y'all gonna do?
Saw some shows, ate some food, did some shopping.
All right, I'm gonna come back to y'all on Juneteenth. And y'all better have done better. Don't you like when he, like, you know, refused to move to the back of the bus?
Mm-hmm. I can remember snippets through the world news.
He didn't refuse. That was Rosa Parks. Was it? Name a famous MLK quote. I have a dream.
I have a dream.
I have a dream. And what does he say after that? I'm not sure. Name a famous MLK quote. Besides, I have a dream. Besides, I have a dream. I will pay you $1 million if you can tell me something else that Martin Luther King said.
Yes!
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