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Martin Luther King Jr.: civil rights in Atlanta

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WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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In this WSB newsfilm clip from December 15, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at an outdoor rally in Atlanta, Georgia about the need for immediate change in Atlanta's racial policies. King first notes the "urgency of now," and he refutes arguments often used by those opposed to integration. He calls those arguments a "stench in the nostrils of God." He quotes the Old Testament prophet Amos and speaks about justice. He also quotes Thomas Jefferson and emphasizes that "all men are created equal." The clip ends with King declaring that "the problems of Atlanta will not work themselves out," and he urges the crowd not to fall prey to this "illusion wrapped in superficiality."

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New Georgia Encyclopedia

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Civil Rights Workers
  2. African American Men
  3. African Americans
  4. Amos (Biblical Prophet)
  5. Atlanta
  6. Atlanta (Ga.)
  7. Civil Rights
  8. Civil Rights Demonstrations
  9. Civil Rights Movements
  10. Civil Rights Workers
  11. Direct Action
  12. Georgia
  13. History
  14. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743 1826
  15. Men
  16. Passive Resistance
  17. Protest Marches
  18. Race Relations
  19. Segregation
  20. Speeches, Addresses, Etc., American

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