MLK’s radical message for economic justice

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez (democracynow.org); Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly

He Gave His Life in the Labor Struggle: MLK’s Forgotten Radical Message for Economic Justice

Renewed commitment to MLK's legacy (AP)

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago this week while in Memphis, where he was supporting striking sanitation workers and building support for his Poor People’s Campaign. Let's look at Dr. King’s long track record of fighting for economic justice with the Rev. James Lawson and historian Michael Honey, author of the new book To the Promised Land: Martin Luther King and the Fight for Economic Justice. More

• Part 1: MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination and Support for Memphis Strike
• Part 3: Web Bonus: Rev. James Lawson & Michael Honey on MLK’s Vision of Worker Solidarity & Economic Justice

Rev. James Lawson and Michael Honey on MLK’s Vision of Worker Solidarity & Economic Justice

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