We cannot whitewash the legacy of MLK, Jr. Today we remember the scope of his battle against racism in all its manifestations: from Jim Crow, to militarism, to his final battle: supporting Black sanitation workers in Memphis, striking against terrible and deeply racist working conditions.

My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.

I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.