The Dark Side of Divine Imagery: Are Sacred Symbols Tools of Oppression? - Part 5

DISCLAIMER: Learn and abide by all local laws. Any illegal activity or violence is condemned. In the 20th century, the civil rights movement emerged as a powerful counter-narrative to the oppressive use of religious imagery. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. harnessed the very symbols that had been used to marginalize, reinterpreting them as emblems of hope and resistance. The cross, once a symbol of oppression, transformed into a beacon of liberation.