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King spoke strongly against the U.S.'s role in the war, arguing that the U.S. was in Vietnam "to occupy it as an American colony" and calling the U.S. government "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today." [8] He connected the war with economic injustice, arguing that the country needed serious moral change:
"Why We Must Go to Washington,"; speech by Martin Luther King Jr. at a staff retreat at Ebenezer Baptist Church, February 15, 1968 Atlanta, GA The only reference to this speech is located in the SCLC archives for MLK speaks, the speech in its entirety ran during Episodes 6807 & 6808. [142] February 16 "Things are not Right in this Country"
Events depicted include (among others) the speech. [67] In October 2016, Science Friday in a segment on its crowd sourced update to the Voyager Golden Record included the speech. [68] In 2017, the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol was unveiled on the 54th anniversary of the speech. [69]
A visitor looks closely at the original copy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in ...
From his most-known messages to his lesser-known quotes, Martin Luther King's legacy is carved in words that resonate through the ages. An icon's lasting influence: MLK's words resonate with ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech at the March Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine; Annotated text of John Lewis's original speech with changes; March on Washington 50th Anniversary Oral History Project, District of Columbia Public Library; Color photos from 1963 March on Washington, Collection by CNN; Video. John Lewis's speech
But it was Dr. King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech that immediately took its place as one of the greatest in U.S. history. SEE MORE: 8 Martin Luther King Jr. quotes that raise eyebrows instead ...
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King (née Williams). [6] [7] [8] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [9] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [8] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [10]