Assignment: 4/26: MLK Jr - Beyond Vietnam

US HISTORY-B
2023-04-26T14:39:53Z

Due: Apr 28, 2023 by 11:59pm

Background: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for an end to racism, economic injustice, and militarism. Fore King, the Vietnam War was strongly connected to the issue of white supremacy in America. When he decided to publicly condemn the Vietnam War, many warned King that it would make him even more unpopular in the US. However, King maintained that he would not stay silent. On April 4, 1967 he gave a speech at Riverside Church in New York opposing the war in Vietnam. He gave this speech exactly one year before he was assassinated.

Instructions: Read the excerpts of King's speech from 1967. As you read, answer the corresponding questions.

Background: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for an end to racism, economic injustice, and militarism. Fore King, the Vietnam War was strongly connected to the issue of white supremacy in America. When he decided to publicly condemn the Vietnam War, many warned King that it would make him even more unpopular in the US. However, King maintained that he would not stay silent. On April 4, 1967 he gave a speech at Riverside Church in New York opposing the war in Vietnam. He gave this speech exactly one year before he was assassinated.

Instructions: Read the excerpts of King's speech from 1967. As you read, answer the corresponding questions.