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This 5 page paper examines two of his works: his speech about Vietnam, and his letter from the Birmingham Jail. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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This paper examines two of his works: his speech about Vietnam, and his letter from the Birmingham Jail. Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence Martin Luther King
gave his speech about U.S. involvement in Vietnam on April 4, 1967, at the Riverside Church in New York City. He set the tone of the address in the
first paragraph when he said "A time comes when silence is betrayal" (King). This statement echoes other similar sentiments, including Pastor Niemollers famous poem about the rise of Nazism; one
of its many versions (they can be found on many web sites) goes like this: "First they came for the Jews / and I did not speak out-- / because
I was not a Jew. / Then they came for the communists / and I did not speak out-- / because I was not a communist. / Then they came
for the trade unionists / and I did not speak out-- / because I was not a trade unionist. / Then they came for me-- /and there was no one
left to speak out for me" (Rayelan, 2002). This is what King means when he talks about the betrayal of silence. Remaining silent while other people are being threatened
or hurt is as bad as joining with the abusers. A great deal of the damage thats done in society is done by those who only stand and watch,
and silently walk away. Dr. King could no longer sit and watch as America got ever more entangled in the quagmire of Vietnam. He made several important points in
1967 and now, almost 40 years later, someone needs to make them again. He wasnt speaking to Congress or to dignitaries; he was talking to average Americans, telling them
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