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1963 Archived Video
Martin Luther King, Jr. called the filibuster a “tragedy” used by “misguided Senators” to block “people from even voting.”
Senators who use the filibuster “do not represent the majority of the American people.” #MisguidedSenatorspic.twitter.com/Ghqvh19xB2
MLK answered that the upcoming March on Washington, where King would deliver his famous “I have a Dream” speech, is part of the fight to protest the filibuster and obtain civil rights legislation. #ProtestTheFilibusterpic.twitter.com/SZW39cgGve
“No compromise! No filibuster!” - Bayard Rustin, executive director for the March on Washington. Ruston attacked compromise and the filibuster, demanding civil rights legislation to protect the right to vote.pic.twitter.com/VpcNmOozgy
MLK’s March on Washington (read “I have a Dream” speech) was designed to overcome the filibuster and get civil rights legislation passed. This is why it was held in Washington DC.
The 1963 March on Washington’s official program demanded “comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation — without compromise or filibuster” and specifically demanded “the right to vote.” The right to vote was under attack by voter suppression efforts in multiple states.pic.twitter.com/bCtTZU59Hz
This marcher held a sign saying the filibuster was the “death rattle“of Jim Crow diehards.pic.twitter.com/J80vteEjKZ
Sunny played the above clip on #TheView.
Supporting the filibuster against voting rights puts Senators clearly in opposition to MLK.pic.twitter.com/SaA7It9SPu
Don Lemon amplified this 1963 MLK anti-filibuster clip on CNN’s Don Lemon Tonight.
(4:53)pic.twitter.com/F2KPTLWwGt
Joy Reid amplified this 1963 MLK anti-filibuster clip on MSNBC’s The Reid Out in a segment on Joe Manchin.pic.twitter.com/AkeXTWlfN2
Video clip shared by MLK’s daughter, Bernice King.https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1402336060840022018 …
Now with captions… MLK denouncing the “tragedy” of “misguided senators” using the filibuster to block civil rights.pic.twitter.com/4I4G9OzPoi
May 26th, 1964
Martin Luther King, Jr. said a filibuster of civil rights legislation would be a “blatant abuse of the legislative and democratic process.”pic.twitter.com/4Vg9P6oL8b
The top video in this thread was also played on MSNBC’s The Last Word.pic.twitter.com/zlWdLDV0Xb
Dr. King told the press that the March on Washington would be in response to a filibuster.
“I have a Dream” is rooted in a protest of the filibuster blocking civil rights.
August 12th, 1963pic.twitter.com/2CMiZgxTT0
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. answered that using the filibuster against civil rights legislation could lead to “chaos.”
King urged President Kennedy to act because he was “sure the South is thinking now in terms of talking the bill away, filibustering.”
: 1963 Interviewpic.twitter.com/SR5tuKRxeG
Another clip shared by Bernice King.https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1419092962517082117 …
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