Review: ‘Mountaintop’ in Oakland relies on warts-and-all look at MLK Jr.

It seems that no one can agree on who “the real MLK” was.

In the 58 years since his assassination, the late Dr. King has been wanted by the FBI and lauded on FBI social media accounts every January. He’s a hero to many, a weak-willed pacifist to some and a radical instigator to others. His name is frequently evoked by conservative pundits, despite King calling rioting “the language of the unheard.”

Nearly six decades after his passing, a consensus about one of the most prominent...