Community Reading of Dr. King's Beyond Vietnam Speech

612 Ocean Street,Santa Cruz CA 95060

04 April, 2023

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Dr. King called for a revolution of values, a national movement to end poverty, racism, and militarism on April 4th, 1967. King’s anti-war sentiments emerged publicly for the first time in March 1965, when King declared that “millions of dollars can be spent every day to hold troops in South Vietnam and our country cannot protect the rights of Negroes in Selma” (King, 9 March 1965). King told reporters on Face the Nation that as a minister he had “a prophetic function” and as “one greatly concerned about the need for peace in our world and the survival of mankind, I must continue to take a stand on this issue” (King, 29 August 1965). In a version of the “Transformed Nonconformist” sermon given in January 1966 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, King voiced his own opposition to the Vietnam War, describing American aggression as a violation of the 1954 Geneva Accord that promised self-determination. Join us with our incredible line up of community organizers to read the famous speech by Dr. Kin.