King's Speech at Anti-War March

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at an anti-war march organized by the Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam. The march began in Central Park, New York City, and concluded at the United Nations headquarters. This event was part of a larger movement against the Vietnam War, which had garnered significant public attention and opposition. King used this platform to address not only the war but also the interconnected issues of civil rights and social justice. He highlighted the moral imperative of equality and the need for global brotherhood, arguing that the war disproportionately affected marginalized communities. King's stance on the Vietnam War was controversial, as it diverged from the mainstream civil rights agenda and drew criticism from various quarters, including some civil rights leaders who felt it could detract from the fight for racial equality. However, King believed that the struggle for civil rights was inseparable from the fight against militarism and economic injustic