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The initial response to King’s speech at Riverside Church in April 1967 was met with a considerable degree of skepticism and criticism. For instance, the Washington Post published an editorial on April 6, 1967, titled “A Tragedy,” in which they characterized King’s speech as “sheer inventions of unsupported fantasy” and lamented how “many who have listened to him with respect will never again accord him the same confidence.”

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Image: Dr. King displays his book in Atlanta, March 4, 1968