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The Poor People's Campaign
Martin Luther King Jr was a more radical figure whose history has been whitewashed. This is the story of his last days fighting for economic justice in the Poor People's Campaign.
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EB Details: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Overview of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., by James Earl Ray.
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A street vendor sells Italian ice-cream on a New York City street where sanitation workers empty trash cans.
A street vendor sells Italian ice-cream on a New York City street where sanitation workers empty trash cans.
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A sanitation worker waves to a trucker in a garbage truck lot in New York City.
A sanitation worker waves to a trucker in a garbage truck lot in New York City.
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A sanitation worker picks up garbage that floods a city street.
A sanitation worker picks up garbage that floods a city street.
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Another winter storm is bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, canceling thousands of flights and giving students an extra day off from school. (Jan. 21)
Another winter storm is bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, cancelling thousands of flights and giving students an extra day off from school.
The National Weather Service said the storm could bring up to a foot in New York...