Praxis 154: MLK Jr Day Special 2016 (no guest)

Original air date: January 18, 2016 Host Taylor Weech shares selections from largely overlooked speech "Beyond Vietnam" delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1967 alongside some comparisons between the movement he led and modern movements for justice. Full Audio of speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qf6x9_MLD0 Full Text of speech: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksilence.htm Other resources and articles mentioned: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/11-most-anti-capitalist-quotes-from-martin-luther-king-jr/ https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html http://fusion.net/story/184032/black-lives-matter-martin-luther-king-hate-mail/ http://www.salon.com/2016/01/18/mlk_was_a_disruptor_how_black_lives_matter_carries_on_martin_luther_kings_legacy_of_effective_activism/