This is just as applicable today as it was in 1967. All you need to do is swap out the word Iraq with Vietnam, and Iraqi with Vietnamese. It’s frequently said that those who forget the past, are doomed to repeat it. This is something I think is absolutely on target. We forgot…
Martin Luther King speaks out against the Vietnam War.
This speech was released by Black Forum records, a subsidiary of Motown, and went on to win a Grammy in 1970 for the Best Spoken Word Recording.
Excerpts of a Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967.
Text of entire speech:
http://www.husseini.org/content/2007/01/king_speech.html
Real Audio file of entire speech:
http://www.africanbynature.com/Resources_2/mlk_vietnam-1967-speech.ram