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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)

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist and political philosopher who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of…
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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.
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Riverside Church

Interdenominational church in Manhattan, New York

Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The church is associated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. It was conceived by philanthropist businessman…
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April 4

Day of the year

April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 271 days remain until the end of the year.
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