The call to "struggle for a new world" that was issued by #MartinLutherKingJr on #ThisDayInHistory in 1967 is as relevant now as ever. In his last years, #MLK focussed increasingly on sharp critiques of #imperialism & #capitalism, like in the #BeyondVietnam speech from this day.

"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government."
- Beyond Vietnam, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1967
#BeyondVietnam #MLKJrDay2025

All I know is, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have spoken out VEHEMENTLY AGAINST the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinians in Gaza. He’d have lacerated President Biden for how he is handling or not handling (or abetting the genocide) there. THAT’S 💯. #BeyondVietnam

#MLK: #BeyondVietnam - A Time to Break Silence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJhgXKGldUk