You'll notice that at the time, Black Republicans were still a political force (MLK's dad, MLK Senior, was a Republican and made a big announcement about how JFK was the first Democrat he supported)
MLK didn't endorse any of Goldwater's GOP opponents, just #NeverGoldwater
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The GOP of then wasn't quite the GOP of now so things might be different today, and MLK might openly say "I will only vote for Democrats" in the modern era, but that's all speculation
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MLK probably would have been keeping a fairly low profile as he probably would have been a former president
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After the primary well then he would be actively campaigning and of course be speaking at the convention
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