Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland in 1967 | WEWS Video Vault

Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland 1967 WEWS TV
The first sound bite is King speaking about what it will take to stop the rioting in America's cities.
Carl Stokes was running for mayor of Cleveland and King was in town to get Clevelanders to register to vote.
Stokes would beat Mayor Ralph S. Locher in the primary and beat Republican Seth Taft in the November election to make Stokes the first African American mayor of a major U.S city.
King met with Taft as Taft spoke for opportunity and equality for all citizens.
King talks about Cleveland’s election following Carl Stokes primary victory. You’ll also hear him speak on racial problems in the U.S, as well as how the boycott of Sealtest dairy products in the city is progressing.
The boycott was part of Operation Breadbasket which was used to helped inner city African American residents use their buying/boycotting powers to change hiring and business practices.
Accompanying King at one speech is legendary Clevelander the Reverend E. T. Caviness of Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church.
5:49 King speaking in a discount store parking lot at East 105th Street and St. Clair Avenue, July 28, 1967: I want to say to everybody under the sound of my voice this afternoon that you are somebody. Don't let anybody make you feel that you are nobody. You are somebody. You have dignity. You have worth. Don't be ashamed of yourself and don't be ashamed of your heritage. Don't be ashamed of your color. Don't be ashamed of your hair. I am black and beautiful and not ashamed to say it."
"Every politician respects votes, and we have enough potential voting power here to change anything that needs to be changed. And so let us set out to do it and to do it in no uncertain terms. And finally, I want to say to you that if we will organize like this, we have a power that can change this city."
King’s last appearance in Cleveland in our archives is from late November 1967. A few months later, King would be dead, killed by assassin James Earl Ray, April 4, 1968.

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5:54 "You are somebody! Don't let anybody make you feel that you are nobody! You are somebody. You have dignity! You have worth!"

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

Black people knew that all along..........

[@abakadaega2]

I can not have enough Of MLK speeches. All his sentences are worth underlining and put to memory.

[@JusaintVu2014]

Thank you " News 5 Cleveland " for sharing this post. God Bless You.

[@Orf]

8:41 "We will no longer tolerate intolerable living conditions and intolerable housing units in which we are often forced to live"

[@sigmarecovery699]

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that”. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[@Orf]

0:43 "We've gotta organize. We've gotta organize and engage in such creative protest that there is not a be a power in the world that can stop us."

[@agnesrollins6573]

Martin Luther King speaking at East 105 in St. Clair in 1967 in October

[@Orf]

7:57 MLK tapping his feet to the beat!

[@Orf]

4:02 "If this problem isn't solved in the very near future, it can mean some very dark and desolate nights for the whole country."

[@jameswild8373]

This great MAN is turning in his grave ❤️

[@Orf]

11:44 Nice shot of King framed photo

[@Androdian]

On this 50th anniversary day of the "I Have A Dream" National Speech that defines a turning point in AMERICA, I want to say thank you WEWS for your excellent contribution and preserved history in video! HOw can one obtain a copy? How much would it cost?

[@nazcarcup]

That was not that long ago. 50 years. That gives me chills.

[@Orf]

10:38 "We have achieved the moral power...on the question of civil rights. 10:56 Now it is necessary to transform this moral power into political power so that we can bring about the necessary political power that will solve the problems that we face."

[@Orf]

10:07 "The lack of income in our jobs in our slums breed the riots which many American cities have suffered. As long as people are devoid of jobs they will find themselves in moments of despair that could lead to a continuation of social disorders."

[@Orf]

0:13 "I think our strong announcements must be made concerning what we're going to do to get rid of the conditions that cause people to riot."

[@samwheat8348]

He got this from malcolm x. This was not his message initially.

[@simondilling5353]

@@samwheat8348 They both inspired each other. X came to a better understanding of what King was saying and King also learned from X. I think that with the assassination of X, King saw the importance of some of Malcolm's point. Since X was now dead, he as a leader had a responsibility to keep that torch flaming.

[@endurable4849]

thank god for youtube

[@jbrock2439]

50 year's ago

[@tony84.]

5:54, Those are GREAT words!

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR 15 DE ENERO DE 1929 04 DE ABRIL DE 1968 39 AÑOS

[@lingeringquestions519]

I love seeing these kinds of clips of Martin Luther King. I also find it somewhat ironic that so many people think this is shocking. This is who I learned about in school. I'm not even that smart and even I was able to figure out he would have thought and said this stuff. I just didn't always expect it to be on camera.

[@Clyde177]

This is good but I DON'T like the stopping and starting but anyway.... just great.

[@Orf]

6:28 It is a known fact that every politician respects votes. And we have enough voting power here to change anything that needs to be changed. And so let us set out to do it. And to do it it no uncertain terms. Finally I want to say to you that 6:51 if we will organize like *this* we have a power that can change this city!"

[@nmorjaria1]

In one of the videos, Martin Luther King specifies that they will make you feel inferior, however, this is not necessarily the case, and there is no need to feel this way. From this perspective, I understand that positive reinforcement is a useful weapon available at individuals disposal, but when related to economic suppression, how can one simultaneously manage the impacts of it. This was a question that I wanted to present to the great man, however, unfortunately, it is not possible :(.

[@Bornwinner0]

The camera says alot if you think about it.

[@Bornwinner0]

Thought it was the 90s

[@Orf]

07:27 "Thank you very kindly---wrewrwrrp"

[@nick4uuk]

I agree...he such a Jesus like figure.

[@godwillrise5442]

He needed Malcom to deal with the north.

[@youjayinnis9539]

Malcolm had the North, but did jack

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

Malcolm just ran his mouth........

[@truthbearer7891]

Malcolm ran his mouth while King led real progress in the South

[@LIONEL1SCHOLAR]

I heard a growl at 0:59. He does that purposely.

[@ramonecoleman5588]

Living in Ohio as a kid and I was a 70s baby Ohio was so fucking Racist I swear I’ll never come back and live

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

his economic unity speeches are mainly what got him killed. Just my $.02

[@Michael1966W]

KANG!!!!!!!!

[@krisdimartino1559]

Did you know that's Lucifer's speech?

[@agnesrollins6573]

Milk 1967 e 105 th

[@carloswright9471]

there are some people who degrade MLK put who do you go to when public official who supposed represent don t ?

[@murdaone261]

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