{"id":958824,"date":"2023-01-16T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=fcd6dd8d5306f7125e8f971bb5d1406c"},"modified":"2023-01-16T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:12:00","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/01\/16\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
Happy Martin Luther King Day!\u00a0 MR's compilation of MLK-related audio returns!<\/p>
Excerpts include:<\/p>
-A previously unheard speech from MLK on reparations, white economic anxiety and guaranteed income\u00a0<\/p>
-Dr. King\u2019s first TV \u201cinterview\u201d from the show \u201cThe Open Mind \u2013 The New Negro\u201d in 1957, hosted by Professor Richard D. Hefner.<\/p>
-\"Beyond Vietnam\", the speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New York City.<\/p>
-MLK\u2019s last speech, \u201cRemaining Awake Through a Great Revolution\u201c, delivered at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., on 31 March 1968.<\/p>
-Walter Cronkite reporting King\u2019s assassination in 1968.<\/p>
-Nina Simone performing the song \u201cWhy?\u201d live, 3 days following MLK\u2019s assassination at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island in April 1968.<\/p> Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter:
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