Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis 56 years ago

Published on April 4, 2024, by Il Grido del Popolo©️

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis 56 years ago. He died while visiting the city in support of sanitation workers who were striking for better pay and safety measures.

The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and racism. The problems of racial injustice and economic injustice cannot be solved without a radical redistribution of political and economic power.” — King to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) board on March 30, 1967.