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Related: About this forumMLK's remarkable "Beyond Vietnam" speech, April 4, 1967 (A Time To Break Silence FULL speech)
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Many folk have heard that the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. made the comment that the U.S. government [was/is] "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today". This was in context to a speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City - exactly one year before his untimely death. Though not as well-known as his other speeches, this is one of the ones that speak deeply to my soul. Because of a few "blips" in the audio, I tried to include include the entire speech to be read along with the speech. It was, however, longer that what is allowed here.
SO.. you can see this embedded video AND read the speech on my blog here: http://4amoreperfectunion.blogspot.co...
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MLK's remarkable "Beyond Vietnam" speech, April 4, 1967 (A Time To Break Silence FULL speech) (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Apr 2015
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F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)1. posted to for later listening nt
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)2. Thanks. Perhaps my favorite speech that he ever gave
Conveniently airbrushed out of the "Disney King" we honor every year.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)3. THIS was one of the real reasons he was assassinated
along with the fact(s) that people of all all religions, races, creeds and political persuasions were beginning to listen to him. Scared the shit out of the PTB.
deutsey
(20,166 posts)4. Yes, and he was expanding his focus from race to class inequality
That scares the PTB the most.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)5. quite correct
annm4peace
(6,119 posts)7. everyone in the US should listen to this video
again and again and again.
drynberg
(1,648 posts)8. DR. KING SPOKE THE TRUTH IN THIS SPEECH, EVERY WORD. THIS SPEECH WAS NOT ANTI-AMERICAN,
But rather anti-imperialist and anti-profit seeking war mongers...this was Martin's "sin". It may not be the most loved nor remembered by Americans, but I feel strongly it was his Opus.