vincent harding. has been described as the most important civil rights leader not everyone has heard of. and this holiday special, we hear dr. harding in his own words and plan excerpt of martin luther king historic speech against the war in vietnam, which vincent harding wrote. >> we must move past indecision. we must find new ways to speak for peace in vietnam and justice throughout the developing world. on our doors.ders if we do not act, we shall long, be dragged down the dark, and shameful corridors of time. and for those for power without compassion, might without morality and strength without sight. >> vincent harding and martin luther king for the hour. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. today we spend the hour remembering the pioneering historian, theologian, and peace activist dr. vincent harding. he died may 19 at the age of 82. he was a close adviser to dr. martin luther king and wrote king's famous antiwar s