How Far Are We from Martin Luther King’s Dream of Equal of Opportunity?

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee while supporting striking Black sanitation workers. The workers were demanding recognition of their union, better safety standards, and a decent wage. With tragic irony, the night before King’s death, he reflected on the possibility that he might not live to see full racial and More

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