John Lewis, one of Martin Luther King's lieutenants, has spoken in support of Edward Snowden:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/07/john-lewis-civil-rights-edward-snowden

I always tend to refer to MLK as 'Saint Martin', but I'm parodying the uncritical attitude to him, not the man himself, and definitely not this John Lewis dude.