43 Years Ago Today, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Died Fighting For The Rights Of Public Workers

Martin Luther King died fighting for "the dignity of labor" while advocating for the end of racism, poverty and militarism in the United States. The archival footage of Dr. King's speech in support of collective bargaining rights for Memphis sanitation workers eerily echoes the goals of the current Main Street Movement's efforts to push back against the right-wing assault on the middle class.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/04/martin-king-public-workers/