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How did King's position on the Vietnam War make him less popular with mainstream Americans ?

a. his anti-war stance made him appear unpatriotic
b. his pro-war position angered protesters who supported his civil rights campaign
c. his anti-war stance angered Lyndon Johnson who was a popular President

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The best option would be that "a. his anti-war stance made him appear unpatriotic," although the main reason for his stance was that African Americans were being asked to fight for a nation that treated them as second-class citizens.
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