I think most reasonable people really do understand the idea of treating everyone the same regardless of race. Personally, I consider that to be ideal behavior

I think most reasonable people really do understand the idea of treating everyone the same regardless of race. Personally, I consider that to be ideal behavior on the subject of race relations, and any other standard seems ethically inferior by comparison. I had always assumed that that was MLK's central point in his most famous speech. Maybe I misunderstood what he was saying.