Beyond Vietnam

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<p><b>"A time comes when silence is betrayal." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.</b></p><p>On April 4, 1967 — exactly one year before his assassination — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the pulpit of New York City's Riverside Church and broke from the expectations of his role as a civil rights leader to make a passionate moral plea against the Vietnam War. He argued that the war drained resources from anti-poverty programs, sent young Black men to fight for freedoms they had not found at home, and exposed a deeper spiritual crisis at the heart of American life.</p><p>Now published as a beautifully designed hardcover edition with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, <i>Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence</i> brings this essential, overlooked speech to a new generation. His words were not addressed to Hanoi — they were addressed to us.</p><p><b>Why this speech still matters today:</b></p><ul><li><b>War and inequality are still intertwined.</b> King's warning that military spending cannibalizes investment in the poor is as urgent as ever.</li><li><b>The cost of silence hasn't changed.</b> His courage in speaking out against his own government remains a model for moral leadership today.</li><li><b>Racism, militarism, and poverty remain linked.</b> King named these as interlocking evils — and their intersection continues to define American life.</li><li><b>His foreign policy prophecy came true.</b> King predicted endless cycles of intervention without a "radical revolution of values." History has proven him right.</li></ul><p>This book presents the full text of the speech in an artfully designed format. It is a book to read, to display, to share, and to return to whenever the question arises: <i>When do we speak?</i></p><p><i>Beyond Vietnam</i> is not a relic of the past. It is a challenge for the present. The choice, as Dr. King said, is still ours.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780063351035

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

180 x 132 x 26 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins