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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

AFSCME - Martin Luther King Documentary 'I Am A Man' Memphis Sanitation Strike - YouTube

Martin Luther King's final campaign in Memphis was a march into a violent maelstrom of hatred and righteous defiance.
 ~Miami Herald
 [ http://www.miamiherald.com/multimedia/news/iamaman/pitts.html#storylink=cpy ]


that campaign, for the recognition of the human right of Men and women to
organize into a collective bargaining organization, a union.

On March 28th, 1968 The Reverend Martin Luther King Lead
a March for the striking Sanitation Workers in the city of Memphis,
and for their right to organize.

 their slogan "I AM A MAN"! still resonates today, when a leading
 presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, non-chalantly declares:
"Corporations are people, my friend".



on April 4th, 1968  a day like today, the reverend Martin Luther King, Jr
 was assasinated while on a successful mission to uphold the Universal Human Right of
 Labor to Organize.


we watch this video with our children
 so that they may understand why we mobilze today:



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