MLK led a protest about Vietnam because... (2 reasons)

1. MLK led a protest about Vietnam to demonstrate solidarity amongst black and white Americans, showing that opposing the war was a unifying issue. He argued that if the government could afford to fund a war, they should be able to fund better social services in the US instead.

2. MLK also used the protest to highlight the lack of civil liberties afforded to African Americans and the injustice of sending them to fight in a conflict they did not support. He argued that the resources used to fight the war should have been invested in improving civil rights for all Americans.

1. He thought they could use more money on civil rights 2. A lot of blacks were going to fight