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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Lesser-Known Speeches

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Martin Luther King Jr. is, of course, best known for his civil rights work. But he was also a passionate supporter of many other causes. On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we listen to portions of Dr. King’s lesser known speeches in which he calls for economic justice, an end to the Vietnam War, and for the world to lay down its arms.

Guests:

Susan Englander, associate director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Education and Research Institute at Stanford University

Clarence B. Jones, author of "What Would Martin Say?", scholar in residence at the Stanford University Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute and former lawyer and speechwriter for Dr. King

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