As we commemorate that life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it occurred to me that it might be nice to hear something other than his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. As King neared the end of his life, he became more and more radical. These two speeches demonstrate how little has changed since his death.
March 14, 1967, gave a speech at Grosse Pointe High School outside Detroit. It was one of King’s last public speeches before his assassination three weeks later in Memphis, Tenn.
“Hitler was a very sick man. He was one of the great tragedies of history. But he was very honest. He took his racism to its logical conclusion…” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from The Other America.
“Again we have diluted ourselves into believing the myth that Capitalism grew and prospered out of the protestant ethic of hard word and sacrifice, the fact is that Capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor both black and white, both here and abroad.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from The Three Evils of White American Society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv3UdAtx028
