Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam, Martin Luther King, Jr. Phonograph Record
Entry/Object ID
2007.7.232
Description
Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam. As early as 1965 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the American government's main antagonist on the Vietnam issue and attracted to the then thin rank of dissenters many clergymen, scholars, a few politicians and other members of the power elite, who usually found comfort in their roles as defenders of the status quo.
The record cover is blue with a picture of Mr. King and soldiers in the background.
Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam is taken from a sermon, delivered by Dr. King on April 16, 1967 at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he shared the pulpit with his father, the Rev. M. L. King, Sr.
This message must be heard by all Americans, regardless of their personal convictions concerning the war. It takes us to the roots of our nation's moral dilemma and because it spells out the effects America's present course may have on our generation and on generations yet unborn.
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