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Throughout his address, King skillfully wove vivid imagery to illustrate the harrowing realities of the war, evoking a sense of outrage at its injustices. For instance, he painted a stark picture of, "Negro and white boys on TV screens, killing and dying together for a nation that had segregated them in schools."

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Image: A wounded American soldier is bought to a landing zone north of Saigon in March, 1966.