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#April4: Dr. King was killed on the eve of the launch of the Poor People’s Campaign, which would declare poverty a human rights violation.
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#April4: “When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people..."
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#April4: "...the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
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#April4: Dr. King (and many other grassroots organizers - we salute you) crafted a liberatory agenda that went beyond the Black community.
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#April4: "Exactly one year later, King was assassinated on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee."
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#April4: Although this history is not well known by the public at large, it’s meaningful for many organizing progressives and formations.
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