Detroit Martin Luther King Day Rally to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Anti-War Movement
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Detroit Martin Luther King Day Rally to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Anti-War Movement and Urban Rebellion. January 16th, 2017
14th Annual Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Rally and March on January 16, 2017
By Abayomi Azikiwe
This year’s 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rally & March comes at a time of rising hatred, bigotry and military conflict both inside the United States and around the world.
On Monday January 16, 2017, the Detroit MLK Day Rally & March will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Riverside Church address in New York City entitled “Beyond Vietnam: Breaking the Silence”, where Dr. King came out firmly against military intervention in southeast Asia.
The speech was delivered on April 4, 1967, just one year prior to ...