Question

At the beginning of the speech why does king explain his reasons for speaking out against the Vietnam war

Answer 1

At the beginning of the speech, King Martin Luther publicly announced his concerned to Southern and Northern Vietnam. He said that there is always a link between peaceful movements and civils rights.

King Luther is an anti-war and promoting peace movements, as well as programs that will aid the poor.

Explanation:

On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a convened crowd in New York and delivered a speech he titled “Beyond Vietnam.” King had been a director of the civil rights campaign since the early 1950s. He and other leaders of this campaign would, over time, come to expand their efforts beyond the predicament of African Americans . In it, he says that there is a common link teaching between the civil rights and peace movements.

Answer 2

Well one, cause hes anti-war. another one would be cause he has been trying to spread peace and civil rights among the world, so to him the war wasnt helping but just making things worse, hope this helps and ask if u need any more help.