"And I must say tonight that a riot……" — Martin Luther King, Jr.

And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of… - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity."

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