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About The Other America
"The Other America" is a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in various forms at least five times from 1967 until 1968. It was first given in its recognized form on Friday, April 14, 1967, at the Memorial Auditorium at Stanford University, where it was filmed and recorded by KQED-TV. King delivered three well-known variations that have transcriptions, at Stanford, Hunter College, and Grosse Pointe High School. In the original 49-minute speech, King addresses the concept of Two Americas, the history of the civil rights movement, the long-term problem of racism in the United States, arguments for and against addressing it, a proposal for a comprehensive anti-poverty program with a guaranteed minimum income, and closes out the speech by touching briefly on his opposition to the Vietnam War.
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