Martin Luther King, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam"

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Speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. against the Vietnam War. Audio.

This speech was released by Black Forum records, a subsidiary of Motown, and went on to win a Grammy in 1970 for the Best Spoken Word Recording.

Excerpts of a Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967.

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Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: January 11, 2007 at 10:41 am
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Video Comments:
amazingdany (November 18, 2008 at 7:44 pm)
This speech is pretty much unknown to most people on this planet and it's a shame.

People think MLK and they think civic rights and "I have a dream" speech immediately.

Was Beyond Vietnam censored or what????
dogdillius (November 18, 2008 at 1:53 am)
The Pentagon currently owns or rents 702 overseas bases in about 130 countries and HAS another 6,000 bases in the United States and its territories.
Why? This military empire jeopardizes our safety and freedom and has nothing to do with defending America.
peasah2005 (November 17, 2008 at 1:26 pm)
You are sick!
pandoraxor (November 16, 2008 at 11:35 am)
Martin Luther King my hero.
TheStudentTeacher (November 15, 2008 at 4:45 pm)
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SugarHillServant (November 15, 2008 at 4:03 am)
IF MLK were alive, would he support Barack? Would he support Reverend Wright? Would he support Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente? Would he work outside the framework of the Democrats and Republicans? Until we have listened to the full versions of all of his speeches and read his books and his various biographies, we can't really say we know or understand Dr. King. He is certainly broader and deeper than the I Have A Dream Icon that pop culture and the mainstream media have portayed him.
tendarine1 (November 14, 2008 at 11:58 pm)
Yes, the truth must been told, dear
brovic777 (November 11, 2008 at 8:44 pm)
As I hear this speech, nothing has really changed in America. Yea we now have a Black President, but even he wants more war in Afghanistan. Dr. King would be against this!!!
Weapon01 (November 11, 2008 at 12:40 am)
I study War as two things.
* How to engage in it if I should be forced in it.
* How to avoid the paths that lead to it.

As a principle, does that make me wrong?
mikaelhugo (November 9, 2008 at 6:27 pm)
Great Word From The Great King Rest In Peace