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As we look toward commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s death, it is important to look at the status of economic equity in the last 50 years, since that was his critical focus towards the end…
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By 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) believed there were major achievements in the battle for civil rights stunted by poor living conditions that many African…
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In 1968, Dr. King came to Memphis, to help with the Sanitation Workers Strike. The Memphis garbage collectors were underpaid, overworked, and didn’t have proper uniforms or working equipment.
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Recent census data states there has been a decline in poverty in the U.S. over the last two years. A healthy economy is certainly necessary to fight poverty, but history suggests that public policy reforms are also…
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In the years since Dr. King's death, the face of American poverty has changed. The rates of poverty in suburban America have been rapidly growing. From 2000-2015, the suburbs accounted for nearly half of the national…
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In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. launched a new phase of the Civil Rights Movement focused on economic justice. While the Movement had won victories in desegregation and voting rights, King said it had done little…