Harding recalled in an interview with Tavis Smiley, Free at Last: Martin Luther King Jr. (streaming on THIRTEEN Specials). King,Beyond Vietnam,4 April 1967, NNRC. They must weep as the bulldozers roar through their areas preparing to destroy the precious trees. Then we must make what reparations we can for the damage we have done. Exactly a year later, King was assassinated. Students will read Rev. They know they must move on or be destroyed by our bombs. King, Statement on voter registration in Alabama, 9 March 1965, MLKJP-GAMK. This has driven many to feel that only Marxism has a revolutionary spirit. Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1967, at a meeting of concerned clergy and laity at Riverside Church in New York City, New York. I am speaking of that force which all of the great religions have seen as the supreme unifying principle of life. Screenshots are considered by the King Estate a violation of this notice. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked, and dejected with a lost opportunity. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. At this point I should make it clear that while I have tried in these last few minutes to give a voice to the voiceless in Vietnam and to understand the arguments of those who are called enemy, I am as deeply concerned about our own troops there as anything else. Get a roundup of broadcast and digital premieres, special offers, and events with our weekly newsletter. As we counsel young men concerning military service, we must clarify for them our nations role in Vietnam and challenge them with the alternative of conscientious objection. However, all was not well on the ground: the country lost a Navy intelligence ship (USS Pueblo) and two The legacy of his speech is reflected inThe Vietnam War, an 18-hour series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (streaming to PBS station members). We must provide the medical aid that is badly needed, making it available in this country, if necessary. As that noble bard of yesterday, James Russell Lowell, eloquently stated: Once to every man and nation comes a moment to decide, For 7 reasons: 1. A true revolution of values will lay hand on the world order and say of war, This way of settling differences is not just. This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nations homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into the veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice, and love. In its April 7 editorial "Dr. King's Error," The New York Times lambasted King for fusing two problems that are "distinct and separate.". In the air, America reached new heights with NASA's Apollo 8 orbiting the moon and Boeing's 747 jumbo jet's first flight. stream Perhaps only his sense of humor and of irony can save him when he hears the most powerful nation of the world speaking of aggression as it drops thousands of bombs on a poor, weak nation more than eight hundred rather, eight thousand miles away from its shores. Neither is it an attempt to make North Vietnam or the National Liberation Front paragons of virtue, nor to overlook the role they must play in the successful resolution of the problem. "Beyond Vietnam", Silence is Betrayal: Martin Luther King's Historic 1967 Speech Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky. War is not the answer. And finally, as I try to explain for you and for myself the road that leads from Montgomery to this place I would have offered all that was most valid if I simply said that I must be true to my conviction that I share with all men the calling to be a son of the living God. English "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence", also referred as Riverside Church speech, is an anti-Vietnam war and pro- social justice speech delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1967. The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., is a civil rights legend. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on. << /BitsPerComponent 8 /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB /ColorTransform 0 /Filter /DCTDecode /Height 609 /Subtype /Image /Type /XObject /Width 1600 /Length 68988 >> The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr ., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, delivers a speech entitled "Beyond Vietnam" in front of 3,000 people at Riverside Church in New York. I have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my conviction that social change comes most meaningfully through nonviolent action. Can I threaten them with death or must I not share with them my life? In the speech at Riverside Church, King talked about how the US had supported . By Matthew Hoh, Counter Punch, January 16, 2023. Excerpts from "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" Delivered at Riverside Church, New York, April 4, 1967 Since I am a preacher by trade, I suppose it is not surprising that I have seven major reasons for bringing Vietnam into the field of my moral vision. King claimed that America madepeaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investments(King,Beyond Vietnam,157). Infant mortality rates fell from 32.6 per 1,000 live births in 1993 to 16.7 in 2020. For nine years we vigorously supported the French in their abortive effort to recolonize Vietnam. When we ask why they do not leap to negotiate, these things must be remembered. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho Road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on lifes highway. Kings address emphasized his responsibility to the American people and explained that conversations with young black men in the ghettos reinforced his own commitment to nonviolence. Martin Luther King, Jr., giving his speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in NYC, April 4, 1967. They move sadly and apathetically as we herd them off the land of their fathers into concentration camps where minimal social needs are rarely met. Screenshots are considered by the King Estate a violation of this notice. In a way we were agreeing with Langston Hughes, that black bard of Harlem, who had written earlier: O, yes, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305. It is a sad fact that because of comfort, complacency, a morbid fear of communism, and our proneness to adjust to injustice, the Western nations that initiated so much of the revolutionary spirit of the modern world have now become the arch antirevolutionaries. King, " The Casualties of the War in Vietnam, " 25 February 1967, CLPAC. These are revolutionary times. To Build a Mature Society: The Lasting Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam" Speech By Kristopher Burrell At Riverside Church in Harlem on April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a blistering and sophisticated critique of U. S. intervention in Vietnam. I speak for those whose land is being laid waste, whose homes are being destroyed, whose culture is being subverted. Did you find this entry while surfing the web? And so we have been repeatedly faced with the cruel irony of watching Negro and white boys on TV screens as they kill and die together for a nation that has been unable to seat them together in the same schools. It is curious that the Americans, who calculate so carefully on the possibilities of military victory, do not realize that in the process they are incurring deep psychological and political defeat. Love is somehow the key that unlocks the door which leads to ultimate reality. Martin Luther King Beyond Vietnam. I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. Nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against all the apathy of conformist thought within ones own bosom and in the surrounding world. In addition to Martin Luther King, Jr., the church has hosted many prominent speakers, including Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian who was executed in 1945 at a German concentration camp; Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association; and Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and former president of South Africa. They ask how we can speak of free elections when the Saigon press is censored and controlled by the military junta. In that address he articulated his reasons for his opposition to the Southeast Asian conflict. Four: Realistically accept the fact that the National Liberation Front has substantial support in South Vietnam and must thereby play a role in any meaningful negotiations and any future Vietnam government. In that address, he articulated his reasons for his opposition to the Southeast Asian conflict. Delivered in New York at the height of the Vietnam War in 1967, "Beyond Vietnam" is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful call to America to end the Vietnam War, as well as to change the. 609 Words. We will be marching for these and a dozen other names and attending rallies without end, unless there is a significant and profound change in American life and policy. The Institute cannot give permission to use or reproduce any of the writings, statements, or images of Martin Luther King, Jr. In the speech at Riverside Church, King talked about how the US had supported France in trying to re-colonize . The peasants watched as all this was presided over by United States influence and then by increasing numbers of United States troops who came to help quell the insurgency that Diems methods had aroused. The speech is considered a turning point in the public opinions of the Vietnam War. Arent you hurting the cause of your people, they ask? We must be prepared to match actions with words by seeking out every creative method of protest possible. We are at the moment when our lives must be placed on the line if our nation is to survive its own folly. All Rights Reserved. both may have justifiable reason to be suspicious of the good faith of the United States, life and history give eloquent testimony to the fact that conflicts are never resolved without trustful give and take on both sides. Become a member of THIRTEEN ($5 monthly or $60 annually) and get access to THIRTEEN Passport as our thanks for your support. #7 Infrastructure Development. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Soldier of the 25th Infantry Division, c., 1969. They wander into the hospitals with at least twenty casualties from American firepower for one Vietcong-inflicted injury. On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King gave his first major public address on the war in Vietnam at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City. Dr. When Diem was overthrown they may have been happy, but the long line of military dictators seemed to offer no real change, especially in terms of their need for land and peace. The war in Vietnam is but a symptom of a far deeper malady within the American spirit, and if we ignore this sobering realityand if we ignore this sobering reality, we will find ourselves organizing clergy and laymen concerned committees for the next generation. King enumerated seven major reasons to bring the war to an end based on moral vision. The church maintains an active social justice mission today. The actual speech begins at 1:41 in the recording. We can no longer afford to worship the god of hate or bow before the altar of retaliation. % endobj Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of April 4, 1967, now known as the "Beyond Vietnam" speech are such words. xcbd`g`b``8 "Y& D2 IF>E0y6DrLb`] R3XM-c |)f&!ME Photo: Ad Meskens. In Hanoi are the men who led the nation to independence against the Japanese and the French, the men who sought membership in the French Commonwealth and were betrayed by the weakness of Paris and the willfulness of the colonial armies. In the light of such tragic misunderstanding, I deem it of signal importance to try to state clearly, and I trust concisely, why I believe that the path from Dexter Avenue Baptist Church the church in Montgomery, Alabama, where I began my pastorate leads clearly to this sanctuary tonight. 1. punished the poor. And so we watch them in brutal solidarity burning the huts of a poor village, but we realize that they would hardly live on the same block in Chicago. Fifty years ago in 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech that startled even many of his supporters in the Civil Rights Movement. I also want to say that I consider it a great honor to share this program with Dr. Bennett, Dr. Commager, and Rabbi Heschel, and some of the distinguished leaders and personalities of our nation. We must not engage in a negative anticommunism, but rather in a positive thrust for democracy, realizing that our greatest defense against communism is to take offensive action in behalf of justice. Soon we would be paying almost the full costs of this tragic attempt at recolonization. I come to this magnificent house of worship tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice. This February, the Humanities curriculum for Grade 7 is focused on the Vietnam War. As Arnold Toynbee says: Love is the ultimate force that makes for the saving choice of life and good against the damning choice of death and evil. 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence' was delivered by Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1967 at a meeting of concerned clergymen and laity at Riverside Church in New York City, New York (Spence). Beyond the calling of race or nation or creed is this vocation of sonship and brotherhood, and because I believe that the Father is deeply concerned especially for his suffering and helpless and outcast children, I come tonight to speak for them. I am not speaking of that force which is just emotional bosh. This need to maintain social stability for our investments accounts for the counterrevolutionary action of American forces in Guatemala. King holds the U.S. government and the American people responsible for the Vietnam . It tells why American helicopters are being used against guerrillas in Cambodia and why American napalm and Green Beret forces have already been active against rebels in Peru. Freedom's Ring: King's "I Have a Dream" Speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. - Political and Social Views. It was used in journalism as a euphemism for recognized lies told to the public by . 3. There is nothing except a tragic death wish to prevent us from reordering our priorities so that the pursuit of peace will take precedence over the pursuit of war. If it is, let us trace its movements and pray that our own inner being may be sensitive to its guidance, for we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close around us. Two, Three.Many Vietnam's: A Radical Reader on the Wars in Southeast Asia and the Conflicts at Home. There were experiments, hopes, new beginnings. And history is cluttered with the wreckage of nations and individuals that pursued this self-defeating path of hate. 5 steps to get out of Vietnam. Members get extended access to PBS video on demand and more. King followed with an historical sketch outlining Vietnams devastation at the hands ofdeadly Western arrogance,noting,we are on the side of the wealthy, and the secure, while we create a hell for the poor(King,Beyond Vietnam,146; 153). On the one hand, we are called to play the Good Samaritan on lifes roadside, but that will be only an initial act. Dr. King choose to speak out against the war in Vietnam? So they go, primarily women and children and the aged. Relevance to U.S. Wars and Militarism Today By Mary Hladky, American Friends Service Committee, KC Program Committee Clerk and United for Peace and Justice, Coordinating Committee Member 50 years ago, on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church, in NYC, Martin Luther King delivered his powerful and most . 1. stop all bombing in Vietnam. I could not be silent in the face of such cruel manipulation of the poor., I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies. #2 Young, Skilled Population. 3. stop the creation of battlefield in Laos and Thailand. MLK: Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change 251K views 7 years ago William Pepper - The Execution of Martin Luther King. Part of our ongoing Part of our ongoing commitment might well express itself in an offer to grant asylum to any Vietnamese who fears for his life under a new regime which included the Liberation Front. How can they believe in our integrity when now we speak of aggression from the North as if there were nothing more essential to the war? I heard him speak so many times. Mandy Jackson A Time to Break Silence On April 4,1967, in Riverside Church, New York City Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers a speech called Beyond Vietnam He initiates, "War is not the answer. Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemys point of view, to hear his questions, to know his assessment of ourselves. In April 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an eloquent and stirring denunciation of the Vietnam war and US militarism. We are adding cynicism to the process of death, for they must know after a short period there that none of the things we claim to be fighting for are really involved. To change course, King suggested a five point outline for stopping the war, which included a call for a unilateral ceasefire. #4 New Market. Published January 12, 2023. Could it be that they do not know that the good news was meant for all men for Communist and capitalist, for their children and ours, for black and for white, for revolutionary and conservative? Meanwhile Meanwhile, we in the churches and synagogues have a continuing task while we urge our government to disengage itself from a disgraceful commitment. << /Contents 62 0 R /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] /Parent 115 0 R /Resources << /ExtGState << /G3 75 0 R >> /Font << /F4 76 0 R /F5 77 0 R /F6 78 0 R /F7 79 0 R /F9 80 0 R >> /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /XObject << /X10 57 0 R /X12 59 0 R /X14 61 0 R /X8 56 0 R >> >> /StructParents 0 /Type /Page >> On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King delivered his first major public statement against the Vietnam War, entitled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break the Silence." Addressing a crowd of 3,000 at Riverside Church in New York City, King condemned the war as anti-democratic, impractical, and unjust. A Tragedy,Washington Post, 6 April 1967. In 1957 when a group of us formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, we chose as our motto: To save the soul of America. We were convinced that we could not limit our vision to certain rights for black people, but instead affirmed the conviction that America would never be free or saved from itself until the descendants of its slaves were loosed completely from the shackles they still wear. The speech titled "Beyond Vietnam" is relevant to today's war in Ukraine. Harding, a native of Harlem, NYC, received his BA from City College of New York and Masters in Journalism from Columbia University before serving in the US Army (1953-55) and receiving a PhD in History at the University in Chicago in 1965. So it is that those of us who are yet determined that America will be are are led down the path of protest and dissent, working for the health of our land. But this encouraging shift does not reflect a seismic corruption case relating to COVID testing kits that came to light in the last days of 2021. The Americans are forcing even their friends into becoming their enemies. or 404 526-8968. 4. give the NLF a say in negotiations. Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their governments policy, especially in time of war. #1 Strong Economic Growth Rates. We have destroyed their land and their crops. Indeed, their questions suggest that they do not know the world in which they live. !S4@'rS[c5TcZ,Ay -\t[
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<3nmVG"5tU]~7M.^5CCJz4 I,lU-}*WI:quZFv%[-p+jbn ST4PS&5DF4Oxy;g '2v!l37GGDv.JKm{e.m+(k/p@ by Rick Sterling January 16, 2023. What do they think as we test out our latest weapons on them, just as the Germans tested out new medicine and new tortures in the concentration camps of Europe? Perhaps a more tragic recognition of reality took place when it became clear to me that the war was doing far more than devastating the hopes of the poor at home. And they are surely right to wonder what kind of new government we plan to help form without them, the only party in real touch with the peasants. We were taking the black young men who had been crippled by our society and sending them eight thousand miles away to guarantee liberties in Southeast Asia which they had not found in southwest Georgia and East Harlem. Tonight, however, I wish not to speak with Hanoi and the National Liberation Front, but rather to my fellow Americans. Communism will never be defeated by the use of atomic bombs or nuclear weapons. To speak for them is to explain this lack of confidence in Western words, and especially their distrust of American intentions now. endobj What must they think of the United States of America when they realize that we permitted the repression and cruelty of Diem, which helped to bring them into being as a resistance group in the South? Martin Luther King - Beyond Vietnam - 1967 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Volume 90% 00:00 51:49 Martin Luther King - Beyond Vietnam - 1967 Topics Martin Luther King, Beyond Vietnam, war, social justice, peace * Reverend Martin Luther King * Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence * April 4, 1967 * For nine years following 1945 we denied the people of Vietnam the right of independence. I speak of the for the poor of America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home, and death and corruption in Vietnam. The AMERICAN War had come to define AMERICA in the second half of the 20th century. Vietnam spending eviscerated of the Poverty Program 2.
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