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March 28, 1968
 Martin Luther King, Jr., leads a march of striking sanitation workers, members of AFSCME Local 1733, in Memphis, Tenn. Violence during the march persuades him to return the following week to Memphis, where he was assassinated. ~Labor Tribune

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Martin Luther King Was A Labor Leader
Posted On: Jan 16, 2017
Jan. 16, 2017  | OPINION | Every year at this time, people across the United Stated celebrate D. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s many contributions to our country, and how he has shaped history. We lift up King the civil rights leader, Kind the moral crusader, King the brilliant orator, King the brave marcher, King the fearless activist. The list goes on. All of those attributes are, of course, important to offer, and they should happen every day, not just once a year, given the man’s extraordinary accomplishments. Yet at a time of extreme division and polarization, and when so many working people are struggling to survive, it’s worth remembering that King was also a labor leader – a charismatic champion of unionization as a force for economic justice …. nydailynews.com   Related – The Dark Side of “I Have a Dream”: The FBI’s war on Martin Luther King motherjones.com
 
 
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