@@adidas198 Riots are pure stupidity, there's always another choice. Be smarter about it. Figure out a solution. Where's the help in burning buildings down and looting big and local businesses?
the fact that so many ignore Jesus Christ, his example. His message. Is evidence of why America is where it is today. where God is not. The devil is. You can see the devil running amok in the lives of so many people throughout America today. Where there is no light. there is darkness where there is no wisdom there is fools leading the way. Where there is no joy there is sadness. Wake up people o you sleeper arise from the dead in Christ shall give you light. When Jesus was on the cross before his accusers before those who beat him up. Before those who were shouting crucify him. Jesus said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. look to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith who endured the shame on the cross FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM and is now sat at the right hand of God. He is there to hear your cry for salvation for Mercy for Peace for everlasting life turn to Jesus he's your only hope. JESUSAVES
People use it to try to make it sound like he would approve of these riots, he would not, he knows why they happen, we all do, but he was always against violence. To use it any other way is sad.
He also said they would continue protesting every summer and into winter until they achieved equality. Do you think 60 years later, they would continue to have peaceful protests?
Problem was/is we relied/rely on on or few icons, instead of making the civil rights movement more of a relay race so that there is ALWAYS a next runner to receive the baton and keep running. We need to make mentorship and and leadership development a CORNERSTONE in the the movement to see change!
Extremely articulate man. Love you, Dr. King, and I recite your "I have a Dream" speech periodically to myself to stay focused and motivated. Thank you for it.
I think what is missing form the people in this comments section saying his words are being misconstrued is that they are simply saying MLK didn't advocate for rioting and stopping there. Yes, he did not advocate for rioting but I think the broader point here is we need to offer constructive ways to push for the radical change MLK advocated for. Things like general strikes, sit down strikes, more protests. Finger wagging people is not really constructive in and of itself.
Right? Every cable news channel, and every hip hop and R and B radio station should join together and play this on a loop for 24 hours straight. I suppose country and rock stations should play it as well do everyone is exposed to the correct way to how to get things accomplished.
I love that quote, not sure who it's from though. Could you just imagine how fundamentally different the world would be for everyone if we _were_ masters of love? There are communities around the planet (small and remote) that seem to understand it, and you can see how much better lives they live. Countries like the US have remote areas too (I live in one) and the best we seem to muster is a calm and sorted chaos that puts some value in human life. The value of a human life in inner cities is close to nothing, and it turns my stomach to think how that might affect someone over 15 or 20 years into adulthood.
Yes and this blm movement is nothing like the civil rights movement this movement was founded on lies and discriminatory beliefs in the roots. I mean just think about the phrase "black lives matter" please tell me why you would name a movement that? Because last time I checked injustice happens to everyone, so all the founders wanted was to divide the people
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No, he was a flawed human that drank, had mistresses and slept around. He was a normal man. He just had a few great ideas. By raising him on a pedestal, you convince future generations that they cannot do what he did. Is that the message you WISH to send?
If he were here he would be denounced. He was hated by many people during his lifetime. He has mythical status today, but if he were alive he would be called a radical extremist.
Really discovering mlk in the last few years I found myself asking why I was not shown his speeches when I was in school. Mlk was one of the greatest americans we've ever had
@@metrikal1 King of the Wilderness, HBO special, has a lot of good clips of him speaking and his speeches. I learned at least 10x as much watching this as I did in school.
A timely message, King still speaks to us today. His wisdom is timeless. We can and should learn from our past history and this lesson is so valid today.
People really need to listen to what he's saying, He's judging people as individuals, Social Media edited a clip to make it seem like he's all for riots, But the full clip shows that he really want's nonviolence. Notice at the end of the clip he talks about telling a man that they are in a certain place because of their color it doesn't bring hope to that person, It influences their mind into negativity.
Zen Razor I don’t hear him saying he is all for rioting. And I don’t see any signs of it being edited to show that. The opposite is alive and well in this clip, in fact. The title is simply stating that it unfortunately seems to be all that many African-Americans feel is available to them. All people have to do is pay attention. I know it’s so hard for so many Americans to do that today. That needs to change...quickly. Or they doom us all. Rabbit! (I wasn’t referring to you, by the way, since I know you are also pointing it out).
@@skiphoffenflaven8004 the commenter was no referencing this video, other media outlets are taking the few seconds where he says "riots are the voice of the unheard" and claiming he was stating that.
We need someone to step up in the same way. He made more progress than anyone did. The groups of then and today that promote separatist and hateful ideologies cause more division and destruction.
@Beezus C Hrist. He stated that non violent protests are the most powerful method, and that violent ones are ineffective. Did you even see this video? These “riots” of breaking and entering, and looting is not “peaceful” to anyone.
"Riots are socially destructive and self defeating." ~ Dr. King #IbelievelikeKing This speech is still relevant today (after 54 years later)! I was 1 year old! Go Listen & Learn!
I was a protesting teen back then. The movement was largely comprised of young people like in South Africa. The civil rights laws didn't pass until AFTER the insurrections/uprisings and the rise of the Black Power movement. White folks got scared because we were tired of begging and singing "we shall overcome". We were Black and Proud and wanted Black Power.
@Nicole Jessica I notice how many white people are NOW using his quotes for their own benefit after they hated him and killed him. Every MLK Day and BLK History Month all I've seen were soooo many racist COMPLAINERS ABOUT BLACK FOLKS USING ALL OF HIS QUOTES AND OTHER BLACK QUOTES during those times. So whatever. America was built off of raiding and rioting. Those rioter are not killing kids, mothers, fathers, and separating families to make them into cattle slaves
Brilliant. The US needed him to live a much longer life. What a loss. We need another great leader like this to bring MLK's vision accross the finish line.
Weston Waite because people are using “a riot is the language of the unheard” as a justification for rioting. When mlk was against violence and found them self defeating. When you heard the full context he doesn’t try to justify riots
I don't think it was, he didn't support riots but he understood them. But I will say recent riots were unjustified but they were all a small group of people because majority were just peaceful protestors.
Unfortunately the people rioting are too dumb to understand his words or the reason for their actions. All they want is an escape from lockdown boredom. Systemic racism doesn't exist anymore so they use it as an excuse to create a fake cause... that way they can themselves feel like saints. It must be so frustrating to march & protest "black lives matter!" and have the whole world agree "yes, yes we agree." Lmao
rollerblading geek We still live in a racist system ...You shouldn’t deny racial biases that live in the justice system, healthcare system, and other places. Black women being almost 4x as likely to die in childbirth is literally an example of systemic racism. It is exists in many institutions, whether you like it or not. Thankfully, many people of all colors agree to fight this. It’s something you have to actively combat, can’t just ignore it if you want it fixed
@@reinal7896 Your reply makes lots of assumptions as a basis for systemic racism though. You assume I know racism exists in those areas but deny it, which is false. I haven't seen any proof it exists systemically. Times have changed since the 1950s. Black women being 4x as likely to die in childbirth isn't necessarily racism- it could be due to other factors, such as being 4x more likely to live in a certain way or genetics. Certain races are more likely to die of certain viruses also due to genetics- that isn't racism. White people developed immunity over generations to diseases or conditions many other races didn't, and vice versa. You say racism is in the system whether I like it or not, but I say the above is true whether you like it or not. It's a matter of exceptions as opposed to "systemic" racism. It isn't that people are ignoring it, it's that they don't believe it exists. Look at the last president- he was black. Look at any major corporation- full of minority race senior exec's and CEOs, look at doctors & lawyers... this isn't the days of the 1800s no matter how much you want to play the role of "saint" to help an abused minority. There are people genuinely getting racially abused out there, and minorities at serious risk, so isn't it better we focus our time on them instead of inventing this aged idea of system racism in developed countries & making all black people feel like they must be victims, just to make ourselves feel like we're coming to the rescue... I get that we all want to feel connected but aren't there better ways to go about this?
rollerblading geek You’ll agree that there was racism in the past, right? So when did that stop, and when did government systems and agencies get reformed to deal with it? When was society allowed to rebalance? For example, Start by looking at where polling stations where closed, Predominantly in poor areas. Since a larger proportion of POC are poor, this affects them disproportionately. Systemic racism isn’t necessarily people being racist today, it’s the echo of past racism affecting people today. Edit: Thought about this a bit more, I think systemic inequality may be a better term than systemic racism, since the system can lead to outcomes biased by race, but the actors in the system are not necessarily being actively racist.
And he failed it did not work.why does America not practice peaceful protest.lets look how they retaliated with bin Laden was it peaceful.Let’s look at they retaliated with Japan in 1945 a nuclear bomb and the list goes on if somebody touch white America they don’t peacefully protest
@@Manatti06 The man was so eloquent with his language! I just listened to his "The Other America" speech and his words were so powerful! You can tell when a speaker is captivating when the audience is silent listening to their words.
"I would hope we can avoid riots because riots are self defeating and socially destructive" nothing changed, he came from a time when lynching was rampant and police brutality was worse due to it being unreported, yet he still preached peace and non violence and ended up completing so much more than the violence we see today
@Robert Phillips that fact was not missed his death doesnt change his message. Malcolm x also was killed despite being not totally closed to the idea of violence
FYI, MLK isn't condoning rioting, he's just saying he understands where it's coming from and why some people do it. People shouldn't twist his words into a justification when it's really an explanation.
Intelligent, poised, and the ability to breakdown a complexity into pure digestible thought. MLK you have and will always inspire me and I aspire to be even half as well-read/impactful as you've been. There is still so much to learn and change about our current world, we have so much work to do. I hope we can all continue in MLK's path to equality for all and keep fighting for his dream.
Its so ironic everyone is using his ONE QUOTE to justify the riots, when in fact MLK was saying the complete opposite. Yes, riots are the voice of the frustrated, but can also destroy communities.
@@theturtwig50 I mean he might be saying to project it in Minneapolis to stop the fighting since 99% of this is about riots being pointless and harmful
@@Jitzau Was the Boston Tea Party pointless when the so-called patriots took over a ship and destroyed the tea? Was it pointless when they fought the British at Bunker Hill and a Crispus Attucks, a Black man was the first to die? You know nothing of Amerikkkan history.
@@mkaijewett The Boston Tea Party was a direct attack towards the monopolization of the British East India Company enforced by the British Crown. Rioting property that has absolutely nothing to do with police brutality is pointless. Also, Crispus Attucks died in the Boston Massacre, not during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
@DC ent Africa is also home to the first bronze age and iron age civilizations, unlike the native Americans who never got out of the stone age because cortez blew them up with his ironman suit.
Seems like the realization that this is still relevant 50 years later would lead people to stop voting for the SAME political parties in some of these major metropolitan areas. What the definition of insanity again?
Everyone wants to quote the one sound byte without the context of him saying “riots are self-defeating and socially destructive” and that he stands firm against violent means.
You would have thought that Dr. King had this interview yesterday. These issues are so relevant concerning, what is going on now. RIP Dr. King. I thank you for your leadership and sacrifice. God bless the King family👍🏾🙏🏾
Now more than ever, people today need to pay close attention to what Dr. King is saying. His words are so profound and resonating that it touches your intellect in a monumental way. Change through violence and upheaval rioting isn’t the way to overcome ignorance and intolerance. GOD Bless ✌🏻
@@angs6927 MLK got assassinated. Got arrested for his nonviolence. Plenty folks got arrested for their nonviolent protests. The only reason anything happened is because enough white people cared. Folks protested for 50 years. Nothing really changed.
@@lindomthembu4017 No. The only reason anything happened here is because white people were scared. If you didn't live in the U.S. back then, you don't have a clue.
A White person preaching to a Black person about a murdered Black Civil Rights leader is beyond comical! Listen to yourselves 😅😅😅😅🤦🏾♂️ What an effing joke! Yeah, please STFU!
What an intelligent, thoughtful man. He had such a sensitive but strong way about him. He truly understood what he was trying to accomplish. Wish he was still with us to help guide everyone.
MLK was a Democratic Socialist. MLK is one of the most important figures in U.S. History. He should be celebrated annually and not just for Black History Month or MLK day. They need to teach about this man's Courage that he had to make real change in the Country. To stand up for your fellow man,woman,child without the color of their skin being a factor. To bring everyone together. MLK was a wonderful man and I'm glad to have this man as a piece of History for the Universe and the Eternity of a diverse coalition of Human beings. MLK was the start.
I quote from your comment, "He should be celebrated annually and not just for Black History Month or MLK day." Do you even know the meaning of Annually? Which, Martin Luther King Day is celebrated as a National Holiday.
@@TheGloryXros black people HAVE tried peacefully protesting for MANY years, what have they gotten from it? Nothing. America, you reap what you sow. "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK "When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw" - Nelson Mandela "By Any Means Necessary" -Malcolm X “If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.” - Malcolm X “If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.” - Malcolm X
Thank you for playing his quote in context. Movements today just sound bite the part of riot being the language of the unheard in an attempt to make Dr. Kings vision seem in alignment with violent measures, when he was clearly saying the exact opposite.
Absolutely. Like No one has access to a Public Library? You can even get the Full Interview online. (If anyone cares to actually sit and listen.) We are the ones who choose to stop at Sound Bites. We have a choice. The “get it while it’s hot”media would like us to believe otherwise. js
MLK was the NEO of peace, love and social justice. As an agnostic, I thank All Mighty God for him, his work and his message. I don't want to imagine a United States without him.
I’m so thankful for Dr. Kings courage for civil rights. He helped encourage the black community in a mighty way. So thankful for his service and dedication
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would've been proud to know that 44 years later, his word is still inspiring, motivational, and touching hearts ,souls, and minds of all generations. It's a huge honor and with gratitude and respect to be honored to be born on his date of birth.
@Omar Savory there were no fatalities from the Boston Tea Party, there have been several known deaths from the riots and likely even more that are not known of yet
I admire his composure to the fullest. It completely baffles me that a caucasian can really look a black man in his eyes and ask, 'why is it so hard for you to come up? As is his people didn't create the very harsh circumstances that impede the black man success. Smh
And it's important to note without that question, you don't get the impressive and accurate response from King about the charged question. Sometimes being an interviewer is asking difficult questions and not necessarily hard for the interviewee.
His thought process was decades beyond the present, a peaceful, intelligent, forthright leader who was taken out because he posed a threat to the government
DukDolan Black Americans TRIED nonviolent protests. You know what they were met with? Extreme violence and criticism from White Americans and law enforcement. If MLK wasn’t murdered and saw what was going on STILL, he would most definitely understand why Black Americans and their Allies are reacting the way they are today.
Mucky boys i agree , we came with peace they took us as a joke , were tired , we cant keep living out lifes in fear , “ a riot is the launguage of the unheard “ were tired of being unheard , everyday a black person is racially profiled , im tired of seeing my ppl dying in the hands of the people that are supposed to protect, WE WILL GET OUR JUSTICE
@@DukDolan It's just like that. There are still people peacefully protesting, people instead focus on the riots. You can find old political cartoons trying to frame MLK as being complicit in the riots or that Civil Rights was inherently violent. You can try to be nonviolent all you want and someone will still try to blame you and disenfranchise you because of the riots. Just look at this one: 66.media.tumblr.com/9523bbf18c4a3b1819eab121f8e02539/tumblr_nnpq4jq5xd1rr5t33o1_540.jpg
Willie House but dont compare Obama he was the worst President ever. but Martin Luther was humble smart and a gentleman. with values. he believes in God and .he. was preaching and practice what God wants from us. Obama dont believe in God not values .
@@hope5047 Obama was for the rich and wealthy. He didn't care not one red cent about putting something in place that would help poor blacks get out of the ghetto.
Somebody tried to justify the violents and completely missed a quoted Dr king and I sent him this video I'm not having him miss quoting him , he was the voice of equality. he's spinning
I am so glad that people misquoting this speech by MLK is being drowned out by those who know the actual principles of MLK and actually researched what he actually said about the “voices of the unheard”
Someone please play this on tv in its entirety for everyone to see so people will stop miss quoting Mr Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Rachel Barrios Honestly 🤦🏽
They’re not understanding the context of the quote
He advocated non violent protests obviously, but rioting happens when people are given no other choice.
@@adidas198 Riots are pure stupidity, there's always another choice. Be smarter about it. Figure out a solution. Where's the help in burning buildings down and looting big and local businesses?
adidas198 You always have choices.🥱🤦🏽
What disgusts me is that people and the media is twisting his speeches
the fact that so many ignore Jesus Christ, his example. His message. Is evidence of why America is where it is today. where God is not. The devil is. You can see the devil running amok in the lives of so many people throughout America today. Where there is no light. there is darkness where there is no wisdom there is fools leading the way. Where there is no joy there is sadness. Wake up people o you sleeper arise from the dead in Christ shall give you light. When Jesus was on the cross before his accusers before those who beat him up. Before those who were shouting crucify him. Jesus said Father forgive them for they know not what they do. look to Jesus the author and finisher of the faith who endured the shame on the cross FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM
and is now sat at the right hand of God. He is there to hear your cry for salvation for Mercy for Peace for everlasting life turn to Jesus he's your only hope.
JESUSAVES
People use it to try to make it sound like he would approve of these riots, he would not, he knows why they happen, we all do, but he was always against violence. To use it any other way is sad.
He also said they would continue protesting every summer and into winter until they achieved equality. Do you think 60 years later, they would continue to have peaceful protests?
bigmike0000000 yeah I highly disagree if King lived this long that he would think nonviolence worked
You do realize you're watching a piece of media right now, that was edited and packaged for a mainstream white audience in the 1960s?
My God I wish he was never killed, can you imagine what he could have accomplished had he be left to live.
Him, JFK, and Alexander Hamilton.
That is precisely _why_ he was killed. The powerful won't allow their hegemony to be taken voluntarily.
Well today his community would have killed him.
Problem was/is we relied/rely on on or few icons, instead of making the civil rights movement more of a relay race so that there is ALWAYS a next runner to receive the baton and keep running. We need to make mentorship and and leadership development a CORNERSTONE in the the movement to see change!
Fern nah I don’t, Martin Luther king, Malcolm X etc would all be cherished and protected by our community tf
I really loved him. He only wanted good things for everyone.
That’s sad.... I still love him you should have never stopped loving him.
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You know what I meant.
If I only had a time machine...
A true Christian 🙏
The kingpin had a hit put on him.
Extremely articulate man. Love you, Dr. King, and I recite your "I have a Dream" speech periodically to myself to stay focused and motivated. Thank you for it.
The fact that this is still relevant over half a century later...
It is rn
Crap, now I'm confused. "A riot is the language of the unheard" but later he says rioting is a bad idea. So how do we make ourselves heard?
I was asking myself and a couple friends , what if we had a Current MLK what would they do? How will the lead like he did. MLK United people.
It's relevant because there's very little that has changed.
Kiyan Pardakhti Yes saying that rioters believe that they are unheard that's why they turn to riot.
The style of his tone and how he speaks....is like listening to music...he has rhythm when he speaks
Absolutely. He was a master of speech and preaching.
He was an eloquent speaker and very wise. RIP Dr. King ❤
His normal candor is Morgan freeman narrating, it's so relaxing 😍
J.Cole said it himself that if Dr.King was alive today he would have been on his album.
Yeah it's amazing.
People are misconstruing his words and this speech entirely.
So offer context
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How he literally said he his opinion would never change and he faced cops that make all of our cops look like angels
yes, he's saying why it happens he's not saying that it should happen
Eric or that it shouldn’t or won’t, he understood that it’s an inevitability
I think what is missing form the people in this comments section saying his words are being misconstrued is that they are simply saying MLK didn't advocate for rioting and stopping there. Yes, he did not advocate for rioting but I think the broader point here is we need to offer constructive ways to push for the radical change MLK advocated for. Things like general strikes, sit down strikes, more protests. Finger wagging people is not really constructive in and of itself.
Why isn't this plastered all over the front page of UA-cam?
Don't be using double negatives.
Right? Every cable news channel, and every hip hop and R and B radio station should join together and play this on a loop for 24 hours straight. I suppose country and rock stations should play it as well do everyone is exposed to the correct way to how to get things accomplished.
Camden Kennedy your probably right, but the news isn’t highlighting the peaceful protests, they don’t get the ratings the riots do
Because it is not showing the full context of his words and the meaning behind them.
Many don't care about MLK and swing more towards Malcom X total opposite
“There will be slavery until we are all Masters of Love.”
I love that. Yes you are right💜
I love that quote, not sure who it's from though. Could you just imagine how fundamentally different the world would be for everyone if we _were_ masters of love? There are communities around the planet (small and remote) that seem to understand it, and you can see how much better lives they live.
Countries like the US have remote areas too (I live in one) and the best we seem to muster is a calm and sorted chaos that puts some value in human life. The value of a human life in inner cities is close to nothing, and it turns my stomach to think how that might affect someone over 15 or 20 years into adulthood.
Yes and this blm movement is nothing like the civil rights movement this movement was founded on lies and discriminatory beliefs in the roots. I mean just think about the phrase "black lives matter" please tell me why you would name a movement that? Because last time I checked injustice happens to everyone, so all the founders wanted was to divide the people
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MLK was so intelligent. Great man.
An American Hero
The only one who wanted to break the chain of hatred.
No, he was a flawed human that drank, had mistresses and slept around.
He was a normal man. He just had a few great ideas.
By raising him on a pedestal, you convince future generations that they cannot do what he did. Is that the message you WISH to send?
HIGHLY intelligent. Too intelligent for this nation, at that time at least.
@@mrsaye499 nah still to this day I feel like the education got even worse
I wish he was here to help us now.
He’s turning in his grave right now
If he were here he would be denounced. He was hated by many people during his lifetime. He has mythical status today, but if he were alive he would be called a radical extremist.
The need for leaders in the Black community is great. Kids are being raised on hip hop and drugs. It’s really sad.
He lives through our lives . Through the blood in our veins .
Jacob Rosenthal white American calls everyone a terrorist.
ALL AMERICANS SHOULD KNOW OF THIS MAN & THE PRICE HE PAID FOR PEACE & EQUALITY ! ! !
That people still long for.
Rita Miller True, but I’m pretty sure every American already knows him anyway.
Really discovering mlk in the last few years I found myself asking why I was not shown his speeches when I was in school. Mlk was one of the greatest americans we've ever had
@@metrikal1 King of the Wilderness, HBO special, has a lot of good clips of him speaking and his speeches. I learned at least 10x as much watching this as I did in school.
This man sold out the black community
The fact that this is only just now being recommended to people really says something.
Wasn't in my recommendations. I searched for it.
I searched for it
A timely message, King still speaks to us today. His wisdom is timeless. We can and should learn from our past history and this lesson is so valid today.
Truth
Dr. King spoke with power with a sense of calmness. A prophet!!!!!!
People really need to listen to what he's saying, He's judging people as individuals, Social Media edited a clip to make it seem like he's all for riots, But the full clip shows that he really want's nonviolence. Notice at the end of the clip he talks about telling a man that they are in a certain place because of their color it doesn't bring hope to that person, It influences their mind into negativity.
Zen Razor I don’t hear him saying he is all for rioting. And I don’t see any signs of it being edited to show that. The opposite is alive and well in this clip, in fact. The title is simply stating that it unfortunately seems to be all that many African-Americans feel is available to them. All people have to do is pay attention. I know it’s so hard for so many Americans to do that today. That needs to change...quickly. Or they doom us all. Rabbit! (I wasn’t referring to you, by the way, since I know you are also pointing it out).
People only read headlines. Take the time to Educate yourself people.
@@skiphoffenflaven8004 the commenter was no referencing this video, other media outlets are taking the few seconds where he says "riots are the voice of the unheard" and claiming he was stating that.
True
@@masonkelly6694 but he did state that basically look at this way peaceful protest people not been heard ok riot now im been heard
If only he was still here to help us
We need someone to step up in the same way. He made more progress than anyone did. The groups of then and today that promote separatist and hateful ideologies cause more division and destruction.
We need good leaders all are leaders are idiots and cowards nowadays
He paved the way, we are now the vehicle
It's troubling how LITTle you people know of the False prophets
Nobody would listen to him today. He didn't write anything in Twitter length.
Great interview that will stand a test of time
He literally said that he doesn’t believe in violence, yet people are still quoting this thinking he supports rioting.
Mainly White people think that.
Most Black people KNOW that both he AND Malcolm X had the same goal but different methods of achieving that goal.
@@marcusdarden1535 while they both respected one another personally, neither believed in one another method of protesting.
@@ramonlovato4360 I just said that. But thanks for restating.
@@marcusdarden1535 malcom x supported segregation
the O.D.S.T spartan not after he came back from Mecca. It said it was possible but was shot shortly after that
With everyone quoting MLKJ to support rioting, it’s refreshing to hear his quote in context. What a great man...
MLK peaceful protested and was KILLED for it. Because white America was saying the EXACT SAME THING about him then, that you all are saying now
Seems his point went over your head. He'd support these "riots"
This was edited for television and packaged for a mass (white) audience. His full speeches give much more context, and show him as much more radical.
@@LisaBeergutHolst Can you link a speech that demonstrates this?
@Beezus C Hrist. He stated that non violent protests are the most powerful method, and that violent ones are ineffective. Did you even see this video? These “riots” of breaking and entering, and looting is not “peaceful” to anyone.
"Riots are socially destructive and self defeating." ~ Dr. King #IbelievelikeKing
This speech is still relevant today (after 54 years later)! I was 1 year old! Go Listen & Learn!
I was a protesting teen back then. The movement was largely comprised of young people like in South Africa. The civil rights laws didn't pass until AFTER the insurrections/uprisings and the rise of the Black Power movement. White folks got scared because we were tired of begging and singing "we shall overcome". We were Black and Proud and wanted Black Power.
MLK peacefully protested and was KILLED for it. Because white America was saying the EXACT SAME THING about him then, that you all are saying now
@Nicole Jessica I notice how many white people are NOW using his quotes for their own benefit after they hated him and killed him. Every MLK Day and BLK History Month all I've seen were soooo many racist COMPLAINERS ABOUT BLACK FOLKS USING ALL OF HIS QUOTES AND OTHER BLACK QUOTES during those times. So whatever.
America was built off of raiding and rioting. Those rioter are not killing kids, mothers, fathers, and separating families to make them into cattle slaves
"Riots are the language of the unheard...What has America failed to hear?" RevDr King
If the Dr. said it , then it's good enough for me.
Brilliant. The US needed him to live a much longer life. What a loss. We need another great leader like this to bring MLK's vision accross the finish line.
That was supposed to be Obama, but he was a snake in the grass who left us hopelessly divided forever.
The US assassinated him.
Blame the FBI for his assassination. Look into COINTELPRO.
@@xCindyLouWhox TRUTH
@@duhitsjuliet SPEAK!
This quote was massively and grossly taken out of context.
it really was.
Absolutely
Weston Waite because people are using “a riot is the language of the unheard” as a justification for rioting. When mlk was against violence and found them self defeating. When you heard the full context he doesn’t try to justify riots
@Weston Waite He literally said 5 seconds after saying "a riot is the language of the unheard" that riots were self defeating
I don't think it was, he didn't support riots but he understood them. But I will say recent riots were unjustified but they were all a small group of people because majority were just peaceful protestors.
"riots are self-defeating and social disruptive", these words are still relevant today.
"How long this lasts is dependent upon white people" is also relevant today.
Unfortunately the people rioting are too dumb to understand his words or the reason for their actions. All they want is an escape from lockdown boredom. Systemic racism doesn't exist anymore so they use it as an excuse to create a fake cause... that way they can themselves feel like saints. It must be so frustrating to march & protest "black lives matter!" and have the whole world agree "yes, yes we agree." Lmao
rollerblading geek
We still live in a racist system ...You shouldn’t deny racial biases that live in the justice system, healthcare system, and other places. Black women being almost 4x as likely to die in childbirth is literally an example of systemic racism. It is exists in many institutions, whether you like it or not. Thankfully, many people of all colors agree to fight this. It’s something you have to actively combat, can’t just ignore it if you want it fixed
@@reinal7896 Your reply makes lots of assumptions as a basis for systemic racism though. You assume I know racism exists in those areas but deny it, which is false. I haven't seen any proof it exists systemically. Times have changed since the 1950s.
Black women being 4x as likely to die in childbirth isn't necessarily racism- it could be due to other factors, such as being 4x more likely to live in a certain way or genetics. Certain races are more likely to die of certain viruses also due to genetics- that isn't racism. White people developed immunity over generations to diseases or conditions many other races didn't, and vice versa. You say racism is in the system whether I like it or not, but I say the above is true whether you like it or not.
It's a matter of exceptions as opposed to "systemic" racism. It isn't that people are ignoring it, it's that they don't believe it exists. Look at the last president- he was black. Look at any major corporation- full of minority race senior exec's and CEOs, look at doctors & lawyers... this isn't the days of the 1800s no matter how much you want to play the role of "saint" to help an abused minority.
There are people genuinely getting racially abused out there, and minorities at serious risk, so isn't it better we focus our time on them instead of inventing this aged idea of system racism in developed countries & making all black people feel like they must be victims, just to make ourselves feel like we're coming to the rescue... I get that we all want to feel connected but aren't there better ways to go about this?
rollerblading geek You’ll agree that there was racism in the past, right? So when did that stop, and when did government systems and agencies get reformed to deal with it? When was society allowed to rebalance? For example, Start by looking at where polling stations where closed, Predominantly in poor areas. Since a larger proportion of POC are poor, this affects them disproportionately. Systemic racism isn’t necessarily people being racist today, it’s the echo of past racism affecting people today.
Edit: Thought about this a bit more, I think systemic inequality may be a better term than systemic racism, since the system can lead to outcomes biased by race, but the actors in the system are not necessarily being actively racist.
Man, he had the wisdom of a person who lived a very long life! It’s hard to believe he was only 37 at this time.
Great insight. So true. Wise beyond his years.
Immensely wise and articulate. We sure could use his guidance now.
What did peacefully protest get Martin Luther King a Bullet to head .
@@tonymack2007 He still got his message through and got way closer to equality then these riots ever will
We surely could use many, CURRENT DAY Dr. MLKJ's to guide ALL Americans thru this darkness ! !
Everyone needs to hear this in America
And he failed it did not work.why does America not practice peaceful protest.lets look how they retaliated with bin Laden was it peaceful.Let’s look at they retaliated with Japan in 1945 a nuclear bomb and the list goes on if somebody touch white America they don’t peacefully protest
@@cheesebeef4902 anarchist
"The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice"- MLK
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.
@@Manatti06 The man was so eloquent with his language! I just listened to his "The Other America" speech and his words were so powerful! You can tell when a speaker is captivating when the audience is silent listening to their words.
Too bad liberals think that excuses them from taking any action against conservative and reactionary injustice while its victims suffer.
I can’t stop hearing King, I feel he had the most effective message and still stands today
"I would hope we can avoid riots because riots are self defeating and socially destructive" nothing changed, he came from a time when lynching was rampant and police brutality was worse due to it being unreported, yet he still preached peace and non violence and ended up completing so much more than the violence we see today
@Robert Phillips that fact was not missed his death doesnt change his message. Malcolm x also was killed despite being not totally closed to the idea of violence
So what is your solution? You, like so many others, talk a lot but say absolutely nothing. Thanks for your limited input.
@Robert Phillips I agree on calling out bad cops, but why is the black community doing the exact opposite. Living by the code "Snitches get stitches."
ChillWill And what about your solution?
And was MURDERED 😭😭
FYI, MLK isn't condoning rioting, he's just saying he understands where it's coming from and why some people do it. People shouldn't twist his words into a justification when it's really an explanation.
Obi-Wan, coming in with the high ground
Obi-Wan Kenobi so your understand why there is some rioting going on in the black lives matter movement?
Things have gotten so bad we had to go back and pull up the old playbook of MLK.
Listen to how this man speaks. Strikingly beautiful. Wonderfully intelligent. What a saint.
Intelligent, poised, and the ability to breakdown a complexity into pure digestible thought. MLK you have and will always inspire me and I aspire to be even half as well-read/impactful as you've been. There is still so much to learn and change about our current world, we have so much work to do. I hope we can all continue in MLK's path to equality for all and keep fighting for his dream.
Someone should play this on a masisve projector in Minneapolis rn.
Amen
Its so ironic everyone is using his ONE QUOTE to justify the riots, when in fact MLK was saying the complete opposite. Yes, riots are the voice of the frustrated, but can also destroy communities.
@@theturtwig50 I mean he might be saying to project it in Minneapolis to stop the fighting since 99% of this is about riots being pointless and harmful
@@Jitzau Was the Boston Tea Party pointless when the so-called patriots took over a ship and destroyed the tea? Was it pointless when they fought the British at Bunker Hill and a Crispus Attucks, a Black man was the first to die? You know nothing of Amerikkkan history.
@@mkaijewett The Boston Tea Party was a direct attack towards the monopolization of the British East India Company enforced by the British Crown. Rioting property that has absolutely nothing to do with police brutality is pointless. Also, Crispus Attucks died in the Boston Massacre, not during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Non violence is the complete opposite of how the Eurocentric person progressed.
Great point!
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
PREACH!!!!!!!!
@@falasha1825 Yes, it is a great point. I think M.L.K. knew that too: ua-cam.com/video/h5fQQ0hHGjg/v-deo.html
@DC ent Africa is also home to the first bronze age and iron age civilizations, unlike the native Americans who never got out of the stone age because cortez blew them up with his ironman suit.
America should be ashamed of how this is still relevant 50 years later.
Including you if you live there sadly
Not America, the democrats and globalists pushing for a communist take over.
Your country probably isn't faring any better
Seems like the realization that this is still relevant 50 years later would lead people to stop voting for the SAME political parties in some of these major metropolitan areas.
What the definition of insanity again?
Everyone wants to quote the one sound byte without the context of him saying “riots are self-defeating and socially destructive” and that he stands firm against violent means.
Yeah and Dr King also said did I lead my people inside a burning house at the end of his life also
My God, such an AMAZING person!! There will NEVER be another Dr. King. I am in awe.
Debra, you're absolutely right ✅ 👏. There will never be another.
"... I would hope we would avoid riots because riots are self-defeating and socially destructive."
“Riots are the language of the UNHEARD”.
You do know that after his assignation we rioted and only than did the civil rights movement bill happened?
@@WomenApologist just because they rioted and some new law passed doesn't mean that's sufficient evidence that it worked.
@@mannyrodriguez3933 That 'new law' gave black people the right to vote and ended Jim Crow. You're not very educated are you?
Misleading title, he literally said that rioting is wrong. Watch the whole video
Ya it’s wack
He said the exact words in the title at 1:55. Rioting isn’t inherently violent.
NotThatBad Then he said it was wrong.
It’s not about right or wrong, it’s about empathy. Understanding why it’s happening without condoning it.
@@evangrim7267 He doesn't say it's not inherently violent at all. He just says it just shows how much blacks are struggling
Such an eloquent and decorated man.
You would have thought that Dr. King had this interview yesterday. These issues are so relevant concerning, what is going on now. RIP Dr. King. I thank you for your leadership and sacrifice. God bless the King family👍🏾🙏🏾
Now more than ever, people today need to pay close attention to what Dr. King is saying. His words are so profound and resonating that it touches your intellect in a monumental way. Change through violence and upheaval rioting isn’t the way to overcome ignorance and intolerance. GOD Bless ✌🏻
Here on May 28th 2020 during the events happening in Minneapolis, we all need to hear these words again today.
Lmfao nothing has changed through non violence
tnaprince916 just ignore the civil rights movement ig
@@angs6927 MLK got assassinated. Got arrested for his nonviolence. Plenty folks got arrested for their nonviolent protests. The only reason anything happened is because enough white people cared. Folks protested for 50 years. Nothing really changed.
@@angs6927 That's on paper, not what we experience on a daily basis. I remember the 50s and 60s.
@@lindomthembu4017 No. The only reason anything happened here is because white people were scared. If you didn't live in the U.S. back then, you don't have a clue.
A revolution is a language of listening.
why can't people remember? everyone wants to hate. Im sorry MLK that what you did is being disrespected by everyone. thank you
People need to remember MLK wanted non-violent radical change.
A White person preaching to a Black person about a murdered Black Civil Rights leader is beyond comical!
Listen to yourselves 😅😅😅😅🤦🏾♂️
What an effing joke!
Yeah, please STFU!
@@jdc5391 he can preach to whoever he wants about whatever he wants
@@aaronjimenez3858 You're a 50 years old man and still watching anime.
Go kick rocks and stop beating up your keyboard
This is not only pertinent today but it’s EXACTLY what these kids need to hear.
These "kids" who are rioting probably can't even read. You expect them to comprehend what he is saying? Thats like giving a caveman a smartphone.
What an intelligent, thoughtful man. He had such a sensitive but strong way about him. He truly understood what he was trying to accomplish. Wish he was still with us to help guide everyone.
MLK was a Democratic Socialist. MLK is one of the most important figures in U.S. History. He should be celebrated annually and not just for Black History Month or MLK day. They need to teach about this man's Courage that he had to make real change in the Country. To stand up for your fellow man,woman,child without the color of their skin being a factor. To bring everyone together. MLK was a wonderful man and I'm glad to have this man as a piece of History for the Universe and the Eternity of a diverse coalition of Human beings. MLK was the start.
He wasn't socialist
@@sqwearl1392 he literally was he protested the wealth inequality in America
I quote from your comment, "He should be celebrated annually and not just for Black History Month or MLK day." Do you even know the meaning of Annually? Which, Martin Luther King Day is celebrated as a National Holiday.
He was a republican
@@thedonsantino wrong
Don’t interpret this the wrong way
Too late, the small hats got them in their pockets
What's the correct way to interpret?
@@redred2 And does that make wrong=right all of a sudden?!! Can't believe this situation has got people forgetting their morals....
Would you expect anything less from someone with Muhammad in their name?
@@TheGloryXros black people HAVE tried peacefully protesting for MANY years, what have they gotten from it? Nothing. America, you reap what you sow.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK
"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw" - Nelson Mandela
"By Any Means Necessary" -Malcolm X
“If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.” - Malcolm X
“If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.” - Malcolm X
This man was a true hero and leader. Much respect.
Thank you for playing his quote in context. Movements today just sound bite the part of riot being the language of the unheard in an attempt to make Dr. Kings vision seem in alignment with violent measures, when he was clearly saying the exact opposite.
Absolutely. Like
No one has access to a Public Library?
You can even get the Full Interview online. (If anyone cares to actually sit and listen.)
We are the ones who choose to stop at Sound Bites.
We have a choice. The “get it while it’s hot”media would like us to believe otherwise. js
“Riots are self-defeating”... well said
*And this still stands*
DR. KING✊🙏 WE NEED U MORE THAN EVER
This man was a whole nation of awesomeness by himself.
Click bait title - this man was full of knowledge, wisdom, faith and love. Rest In Power Dr. King!
"Riot is the language of the unheard". Sounds like recent riots, and Dr. King wasn't Contradicting himself.
He was peaceful in practice.
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It isn’t a false narrative , it’s literally proven lol.
Its also the language of those who wish to destroy America!
"Riots are socially destructive and self defeating"
@@sc9881 And yet no change. Their words are repeated by the media and celebrities, but they remain unheard.
Rest In Peace Martin Luther King Jr the world needs you now more than ever.
You'll got me now.
Somebody please play this during a protest. PLEASE!!!!
MLK was the NEO of peace, love and social justice. As an agnostic, I thank All Mighty God for him, his work and his message. I don't want to imagine a United States without him.
Thank you Dr.King
I’m so thankful for Dr. Kings courage for civil rights. He helped encourage the black community in a mighty way. So thankful for his service and dedication
If the alghorythm cared for human life, it would push this.
If people care for human life, it will push itself.
Just got recommended this
People keep taking that quote out of context. Thank you for giving the full context ❤️
I love you Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was a great man with a great message and a great voice of hope. Never forget.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would've been proud to know that 44 years later, his word is still inspiring, motivational, and touching hearts ,souls, and minds of all generations. It's a huge honor and with gratitude and respect to be honored to be born on his date of birth.
Riot is the action of a criminal.
Riot is the hatred of a barbarian.
Riot is the character of the weak.
Aldopho Gasperi Amen brother!
@Omar Savory there were no fatalities from the Boston Tea Party, there have been several known deaths from the riots and likely even more that are not known of yet
And It Makes PEOPLE LISTEN. UNFORTUNATELY!!!
@Omar Savory can you read? IT'S ALL RIOTS, not just some.
@@candi1904 No race is a saint, regardless of color
Isn’t it great to see him articulate what is needed so specifically without giving up His values and without spewing hate.
I admire his composure to the fullest. It completely baffles me that a caucasian can really look a black man in his eyes and ask, 'why is it so hard for you to come up? As is his people didn't create the very harsh circumstances that impede the black man success. Smh
To be fair to the interviewer, he was quoting a Jewish senator who'd asked this.
And it's important to note without that question, you don't get the impressive and accurate response from King about the charged question. Sometimes being an interviewer is asking difficult questions and not necessarily hard for the interviewee.
That is a fair question as an interviwer.
@@ThePi314Man Why does that matter?
@@themachine420 Agreed.
Love that this was in my recommended
He knew exactly what he was saying, but and the honesty in his heart was palpable in his speeches. He is immortal
Discrimination was FAR WORSE in his day, but they stayed peaceful. That’s a powerful example to follow
His thought process was decades beyond the present, a peaceful, intelligent, forthright leader who was taken out because he posed a threat to the government
He has been missed every day he has been gone
Such an eloquent and thoughtful man. His arguments are principled and undeniable.
Really great man, intelligent and eloquent in his arguments
Minneapolis riots - May, 2020
this isn't really like that, MLK's preached non-violence and the MN riots are complete opposite of that (arson, fights, etc.)
Tell me where we’re you?
DukDolan Black Americans TRIED nonviolent protests. You know what they were met with? Extreme violence and criticism from White Americans and law enforcement. If MLK wasn’t murdered and saw what was going on STILL, he would most definitely understand why Black Americans and their Allies are reacting the way they are today.
Mucky boys i agree , we came with peace they took us as a joke , were tired , we cant keep living out lifes in fear , “ a riot is the launguage of the unheard “ were tired of being unheard , everyday a black person is racially profiled , im tired of seeing my ppl dying in the hands of the people that are supposed to protect, WE WILL GET OUR JUSTICE
@@DukDolan It's just like that. There are still people peacefully protesting, people instead focus on the riots. You can find old political cartoons trying to frame MLK as being complicit in the riots or that Civil Rights was inherently violent. You can try to be nonviolent all you want and someone will still try to blame you and disenfranchise you because of the riots. Just look at this one:
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He Was A True Man Of God.. You Can See It From His Eyes, And The Way He Speaks Out.
The fact that the video on Mad Magazine turning 60 has twice as many views as this one is one of the reasons I am getting disgusted with humanity.
Thanks ,God Bless your family,and your non violent movement. What an awesome pastors
... These videos need to seen and heard again in 2020
He was a great man, preached non violence over 50 yrsago
*Preaches non-violence*
...*Gets assassinated by the FBI*
Facts he was getting to much power
Wasn’t it an individual assissination? By just a racist person
@@ds-minimister1238 He is a conspiracy theorist
@@ds-minimister1238 No the FBI was forced to admit it in a court in the late 90's.
@@gandalfdercyanfarbene6216 Do more research.
Yes, Dr. King said that "a riot is the language of the unheard." But Dr. King would also contend that it is the wrong language to use.
And from 2:40 - 2:44, he notes how riots do more harm than good.
Great Speech delivered on my birthday, may your soul continue to rest in the LORD.
If only this man could have been president or if he could have saw Obama become president
Willie House but dont compare Obama he was the worst President ever.
but Martin Luther was humble smart and a gentleman.
with values.
he believes in God and .he. was preaching and practice what God wants from us.
Obama dont believe in God not values .
@@hope5047 Obama was for the rich and wealthy. He didn't care not one red cent about putting something in place that would help poor blacks get out of the ghetto.
@@TheBlkac1 Yep same with Trump, both all puppets of Israel. Dr. King was a real leader.
MLK would not have supported Obama
@@golfoftonkin how do you know?
Notice, he never said they should stop. He just said he wasn't for it and there are other ways.
that's enough. he was resigned to riots happening while abhorring them.
This is still relevant. It's been about 54 Years.
What a good hearted and eloquent man! MLK's vocal intonations, pitch and rhythm make him seem like someone amicable, and someone on your side.
I would follow that Man anywhere. what an incredible individual; he truly loved everyone around him.
Unfortunately there are people taking these riots to benefit themselves, not because they want change for the George Floyd tragedy
Somebody tried to justify the violents and completely missed a quoted Dr king and I sent him this video I'm not having him miss quoting him , he was the voice of equality. he's spinning
Yakki yup. And usually they white supremacist.
He was so amazing!!!
He was WAY better than I could ever be!!!
MLK STILL ahead of the game....
I am so glad that people misquoting this speech by MLK is being drowned out by those who know the actual principles of MLK and actually researched what he actually said about the “voices of the unheard”
I wish he were here today. We need his guidance now more than ever.
Too bad his grandson MLK III forgot to tweet this part of his point: 0:33. And apparently so has the rest of the craziness within twitter.
That's his son... Sr., Jr.,.... III
MLK never condoned riots and nobody is condoning them;he just said he understands the frustration that causes them.
I thought he did contest riots?