The MLK Speech We Need Today Is Not the One We Remember Most

Most Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his dream of what this country could be, a nation where his children would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." While those words from 1963 are necessary, his speech "Beyond Vietnam," from 1967, is actually the more insightful one.

It is also a much more dangerous and disturbing speech, which is why far fewer Americans have heard of it.

Most Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his dream of what this country could be, a nation where his children would "not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." While those words from 1963 are necessary, his speech "Beyond Vietnam," from 1967, is actually the more insightful one. It is also a much more dangerous and disturbing speech, which is why far fewer Americans have heard of it.