The Other America was a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City.
1. In this speech Martin Luther King Jr. talks about two americas. He talks about betrayal and silence.
2. The radio broadcaster mentions this speech goes beyond the civil rights agenda. This is so because the Vietnam war doesn't have anything to do with the civil rights movements. The Vietnam war didn't even occur in the United Stated so it does go beyond the civil right agenda. As Martin Luther King Jr. interaction with the nation grew he began to see that there were larger issues that America needed to think about.
3. Dr. King speaks against the War in Vietnam. He said that the war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit, and if we ignore this sobering reality we will find ourselves organizing clergy- and laymen-concerned committees for the next generation.
No comments:
Post a Comment