Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Anti-Vietnam War Speech

Here is the web address for the full speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., anti-Vietnam war speech, given forty years ago on April 4, 1967, to a meeting of the Clergy and Laity Concerned at the Riverside Church, New York City: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm.

He speaks about the difficulty of speaking out against his country. He also speaks about the fact that the time comes when "silence is a betrayal".

In these days when so many people have grave doubts about what is being done in Iraq, particularly with so many civilians and soldiers having been killed, and with millions of Iraqis having fled their homes or their country, as displaced people or refugees, you may find it helpful to see what thoughts Martin Luther King, Jr., had in opposing the Vietnam war.

The text and audio of the speech are from the American Rhetoric, Top 100 Speeches website.