Backstory, March 30, 2018
 Had he lived, Martin Luther King, Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday this week. King is celebrated as an American hero and championed in children’s books and inspirational posters, but have Americans lost sight of the real MLK?
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By Robin Lindley, History News Network, March 20, 2018
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By Andrew W. Griffin, Red Dirt Report, April 4, 2018
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WAMU On Point, April 4, 2018
Before he was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered what was to be the last public address of his life to a crowd of sanitation workers, who were about to strike for a living wage. On Wednesday — the 50th anniversary of King’s death — we discussed his legacy and economic justice.
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By Tom Charlier, Memphis Commercial Appeal, April 3, 2018
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By Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 31, 2018
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By Ted Land, KING 5, April 3, 2018
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By Peter Kelley, UW News, March 28, 2018
As the 50th anniversary approaches of the murder of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, University of Washington historian Michael Honey reminds us in a new book that economic justice and labor rights were always part of King’s progressive message.
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A new book traces Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight against racism and economic exploitation as a framework for dealing with contemporary challenges in that unfinished work.
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Before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. planned to press for economic equality. Guest columnist Michael Honey recalls King’s views on labor as states across the country consider cutting back the power of labor unions.
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