MLK50
Poor People’s Campaign preserves King legacy; targets racism, poverty, and militarism
April 3, 2018Announcing the new report, "Souls of Poor Folk," Rev. William Barber says America should not have to wait for a 50th anniversary to talk about race and poverty.
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If Dr. King were alive today, he’d be marching
April 3, 2018Many have tried to tame the radicalism of Martin Luther King, Jr. over the past fifty years; rekindling his legacy today means joining the fight for a radically different future.
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Taming MLK’s radical legacy in the fight against white supremacy
April 3, 2018To win the iconic status that King deserved, he had to be domesticated. The memory of King railing against economic injustice and denouncing the Vietnam War faded into an unthreatening idealism.
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Speakers: Dr. King trended left before his assassination
April 2, 2018Panelists also pointed out the civil rights leader was increasingly radical in the months before his murder, on everything from denouncing the Vietnam War to launching the Poor People’s Campaign.
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At IAM2018, King’s legacy is civil rights and labor action
April 2, 2018“This work is important not just in the history of the civil rights movement, but in the world,” declared Mayor Jim Strickland in an opening remark.
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