In this rare interview, Dr. King talks with NBC correspondent Tom Petit about why he chose to "take a vigorous stand" against the U. S. government's undeclared war in Vietnam, for which he had received widespread criticism from the news media, civil-rights groups, religious and labor leaders and President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration.
“I’m very glad to be part of the RootsAction team. Across the country, millions of people want to overcome the forces of corporate power, social injustice and perpetual war. But it’s not enough to have opinions -- we need to be much more effective at organizing and mobilizing for basic political change.” -- Norman Solomon, author, “War Made Easy”
Action for a Progressive Future (the organization that runs RootsAction) is a nonprofit, progressive, public policy advocacy group.
