Low-wage workers are reviving Dr. King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
“Starting May 14, Cathey and thousands of low-wage workers, clergy, and community leaders in 40 states plan to kick off 40 days of public gatherings across the country to raise awareness about those who have jobs, but still live in poverty. The effort is part of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. It is a revamp of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign of 1968. The grassroots effort, which stalled after King’s assassination, sought to raise the wages and overall quality of life for the nation’s working poor.”