martin luther king jr vietnam war speech transcript

He turned that into a great speech when he got out of the hospital. They wander into the hospitals, with at least twenty casualties from American firepower for one Vietcong-inflicted injury. As we counsel young men concerning military service we must clarify for them our nations role in Vietnam and challenge them with the alternative of conscientious objection. His wife, Coretta Scott King, on the other hand, critiqued the war publicly for years before her husband did. If we love one another God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. CONAN: Walt, thank you. Realistically accept the fact that the National Liberation Front has substantial support in South Vietnam and must thereby play a role in any meaningful negotiations and in any future Vietnam government. They will be concerned about Thailand and Cambodia. The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. We in the West must support these revolutions. In 1967, in the shadows of Columbia, Dr. King shifted the world again. Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us. This Hindu-Moslem-Christian-Jewish-Buddhist belief about ultimate reality is beautifully summed up in the first epistle of Saint John: Let us love one another; for love is God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. Arent you hurting the cause of your people, they ask? [12] [16][17] King began to speak of the need for fundamental changes in the political and economic life of the nation, and more frequently expressed his opposition to the war and his desire to see a redistribution of resources to correct racial and economic injustice. U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations, Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, King: A Filmed Record Montgomery to Memphis, The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306, Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King. Mr. SMILEY: It's a powerful point made by Clayborne Carson at Stanford who is in charge, as you know, Neal, of the King papers. MLK: Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence - YouTube April 4, 1967: Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers "Beyond Vietnam" Speech

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