Title Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 / Robert Hamilton

Published Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource Series The Morehouse College King collection series on civil & human rights Morehouse College King Collection series on civil & human rights. Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Dreaming -- Chapter 1. The Chicago Campaign: From Civil Rights to Human Rights -- Chapter 2. A Year of Education for Dr. King -- Chapter 3. The War at Home and Abroad -- Part II. Converging -- Chapter 4. Planning the Poor People's Campaign -- Chapter 5. The Memphis Campaign -- Chapter 6. The Mule Train -- Chapter 7. The Committee of 100 -- Chapter 8. The Poor Arrive in Washington -- Chapter 9. Building Resurrection City -- Part III. Learning -- Chapter 10. Poor People Get Down to Work Chapter 11. Learning in Resurrection City -- Chapter 12. A City like Any Other -- Chapter 13. The Final Days of the Poor People's Campaign -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary "This book introduces new audiences to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final initiative, the multiracial Poor People's Campaign (PPC) of 1968. Robert Hamilton depicts the experience of poor people who traveled to Washington in May 1968 to dramatize the issue of poverty by building a temporary city, Resurrection City. His narrative allows us to hear their voices and understand the strategies, objectives, and organization of the campaign. In addition, he highlights the campaign's educational aspect, showing that significant social movements are a means by which societies learn about themselves and framing the PPC as an initiative whose example can teach and inspire current and future generations. The study thus situates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and teachings in relation to current events and further solidifies Dr. King's cultural and sociopolitical relevance. In the decades since 1968, we have seen increasing global inequality leading to greater social polarization, including in the United States. Hamilton offers the insight that the radical politics of Dr. King--as represented in the civil rights and human rights agendas of the PPC--can help us understand and address the challenges of this polarization. Hamilton highlights Dr. King's commitment to ending poverty and explains why Dr. King's ideas on this and related issues should be brought to the attention of a wider public who often view him almost exclusively as a civil rights, but not a human rights, leader"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 18, 2020) Subject King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. SUBJECT King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 fast Subject Poor People's Campaign -- History Civil rights movements -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Poor -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century Electronic books. e-books. Race relations Civil rights movements Minorities -- Civil rights Minorities -- Economic conditions Poor People's Campaign Poor -- Social conditions SUBJECT United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Subject United States Washington (D.C.) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020028087 ISBN 9780820358291 0820358290 9780820358284 0820358282 9780820358277 0820358274

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