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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence", also referred as the Riverside Church speech, [1] is an anti–Vietnam War and pro–social justice speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1967, exactly one year before he was assassinated.
"Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam" 1967 -- see Video on YouTube "A Knock at Midnight," 1967 -- see Video on YouTube '"Beyond Vietnam," 1967; A longer list of speeches & sermons; Martin Luther King: His Triumphs - a slideshow by Life magazine; Tavis Smiley on Rev. Martin Luther King and His Opposition to the Vietnam War - video by ...
The film focuses on events in King's life and the civil rights movement such as the Chicago Freedom Movement, the James Meredith march, the anti-Vietnam War protests and King's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, the 1967 riots, preparation for the Poor People's Campaign, the Memphis sanitation strike, the "I've Been to the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “Beyond Vietnam” speech at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967. (Photo: John C. Goodwin/UMC).
— Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" "Now let us rededicate ourselves to the long and bitter — but beautiful — struggle for a new world." — Martin Luther ...
Beyond Vietnam, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his assassination, King stood in a New York City pulpit and gave an impassioned speech that drew parallels ...
The clergy, often a forgotten group during the opposition to the Vietnam War, played a large role as well. The clergy covered any of the religious leaders and members, including individuals such as Martin Luther King Jr. In his speech "Beyond Vietnam," King stated, "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government.
President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in his White House office in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1964. AP PhotoOn July 2, 1964, Martin ...