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Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit to the University of Minnesota

The Protest at the University of Minnesota was not the first anti-Vietnam movement of the time. Years earlier on April 27th, 1967 Martin Luther King made a stop at the University to deliver a speech protesting against the violence of the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King was not only an advocator for equal rights for blacks, he also pushed for a Universal peace that could not exist if what he considered American colonization of Vietnam was happening. Martin Luther’s speech drew in a massive crowd who listened intently to his promotion of speaking out against the war and violence of any nature. In a way he was very well responsible for helping sow the seeds of protest in Minnesota. Although he spoke for non violence against the government over the course of several years the war did not end and the students grew heavily irritated over the issue. For the time being though Martin Luther King represented the time when the anti-Vietnam movement began. A time when there were there were protests were just beginning to become more commonplace in Universities before it spread to people of different generations.

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"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the UofM" Pan-African News Wire Photo File

Author: Justin McKenzie