A Time To Break The Silence

"for we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close

around us."-Dr. King
This time period in the United States was a time when people had to speak their minds about things they wanted; it was a time to celebrate everything they already had. Dr. King who wrote this discussed the way Vietnam, and people's opinions about it, relates to his occupation of being a preacher. He wanted the Vietnam War to end, and America to stay out of the conflict. Many people accused him of, by speaking out against the situation in Vietnam, he was going against the cause of civil rights. African American soldiers sent to Vietnam were promised rights they wouldn't easily get at home, they were also shown committing many different acts of violence. But, to Dr. King, this seems to contradict the way America was running at the time, because black and white soldiers could fight together, even die together, but had not been allowed to attend the same schools. He also sees the violence taking place, which goes against his ideas of non-violence. The violence that many black people considered was considered a problem to Dr. King, but many of them claimed that if their country could use violence in Vietnam, they should be able to use violence in America to reach their goals. This drove Dr. King to speak out against the Vietnam War, regardless of people's contraversial opinions of this choice.