Editor's Note: This is part one of a two-part column series on the impact of the death of Martin Luther King Jr. on soldiers serving in Vietnam as recalled by Andrew Penns of Abilene. By many accounts ...
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In New York City on Monday afternoon, a staggering lineup of performers gathered at Riverside Church in Morningside Heights to pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The #MLKNow program featured, ...
In the final installment of the series Tell Me More About Black History, writer Kai Wright revisits a speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,... MLK Speech On Vietnam Gripped Washington KORVA ...
On this MLK Day, we honor the work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by playing selections from his Beyond Vietnam speech, a searing indictment of war, militarism, and the moral crisis at the ...
Vietnam veteran Andrew Penns of Abilene recalls learning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination while serving overseas in 1968. The news caused despair and anger among the soldiers. Penns later ...