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ResistanceMay 12, 1968

The Poor People's Campaign

King's last crusade, carried on after his death, builds Resurrection City on the National Mall to demand economic justice for all poor Americans.

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Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

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    Greed — The Root

    King's final campaign confronted poverty itself — the economics beneath racism.

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