Martin Luther King Jr

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January 24, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr., Union Man

Peter Cole The Conversation

The day after King's death, longshoremen shut down the ports of San Francisco and Oakland, as they still do when one of their own dies on the job. Nine ILWU members attended King’s funeral in Atlanta, including Harry Bridges and Cleophas Williams.

February 9, 2018

Black Americans Mostly Left Behind By Progress Since Dr. King’s Death

Sharon Austin The Conversation

Placard reads 'Wipe Out Poverty' at 1968 Poor People's Campaign

How much has really improved for black people in the U.S. since 1968?

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