Huffington Post: Dr. King and the Struggle for Economic Justice

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stewart-acuff/dr-king-and-the-struggle_b_425324.html

Posted: January 15, 2010 05:14 PM

This Monday the nation will pause for a minute to celebrate the birthday, life, work, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

All through this three day weekend we will see ads on tv, read them in newspapers, and hear ads on the radio with corporate America thanking Dr. King for his incredible efforts to free African-Americans and fight racial injustice.

But corporate America will stop far short of the whole story. Those ad won't say anything about Dr. King's struggle for economic and social justice. They won't say anything about the Poor People's Movement and Dr. King's effort and determination to end poverty in America.

And corporate America won't say anything about Dr. King's support for unions and for the freedom to form unions and bargain collectively.

Dr. King was killed in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968 while leading a sanitation workers strike to have their union recognized by their employer and win collective bargaining.

FULL story at link.