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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
American civil rights leader (1929–1968)
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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
1967 speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.
"Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence", also referred as the Riverside Church speech, is an anti–Vietnam War and pro–social justice speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1967, in New York City exactly one year before he was assassinated.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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