Articles by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr

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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr | Nobel Peace Laureate – TRANSCEND Media Service, 11 Apr 2022

4 Apr 1967 – I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. I join with you in this meeting because I am in deepest agreement with the aims and work of the organization which has brought us together: Clergy and Laymen Concerned about Vietnam

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. – TRANSCEND Media Service, 18 Oct 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

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“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Apr 2021

—”Letter From Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963 — Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American, Baptist minister, and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 in the USA.

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MLK: Beyond Vietnam–A Time to Break Silence [Full Speech]
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. – TRANSCEND Media Service, 24 Jun 2019

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made the comment that the U.S. government is “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today” in a speech delivered on 4 April 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City, exactly one year before his untimely death by the hands of CIA assassins.

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