Rev. William Barber II, with the "Poor People’s Campaign," speaks to the group after they prayed inside of the Capitol Rotunda in protest of the GOP tax overhaul, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) By Jason Burke Murphy
Churches and other organizations are calling for a renewal of the "Poor People’s Campaign" . Martin Luther King was part of this push for a direct approach to poverty, which included a "basic income guarantee". Many of King’s allies were concerned about widening his agenda beyond formal civil rights but, after returning to his philosophical […]
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