Question

Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., speak out against the treatment of African American soldiers?

Answer 1

Americans have used negros to fight in the front lines and as cannon foughter for the past century. They are expendable.

Answer 2

Answer: African Americans suffered a disproportionate share of combat deaths.

Explanation:

The Vietnam War developed while the civil rights movement was at its highest point in the U.S., and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., denounced the racism behind the draft and the death toll. From 1961 to 1966, even though African Americans were less than 10 percent of American soldiers and 13 percent of the country´s population, they were close to 20 percent of the death toll in Vietnam.