King delivers sermon at National Cathedral 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1968)


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(Sunday, March 31, 1968, 11 a.m. EST; during the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968) and during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution” sermon today at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., discussing plans for the Poor People’s Campaign and his opposition to the Vietnam War.


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Video: 'Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution, National Cathedral - March 31, 1968'