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Hey everyone,
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​​Tomorrow continue celebrating MLK day with a deep dive into his relationship with the labor movement and the connection between racial justice and economic justice. Sending along three articles and speech excerpts highlighting this which we’ll analyze tomorrow and discuss their application for our own organizing.
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​​An excerpt from his speech to Memphis Sanitation workers two weeks before his assassination and a short article with context. https://truthout.org/articles/martin-luther-king-jr-all-labor-has-dignity/ https://www.thenation.com/article/dr-king-knew-that-labor-rights-are-human-rights/
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​​An editorial from the New York Times in 1967 attacking King for connecting the anti-war movement to the civil rights movement. https://www.walterlippmann.com/docs1083.html
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​​A recent op-ed which offers a nuanced take on the common refrain that King was relentlessly optimistic https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/19/opinion/martin-luther-king.html
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