Why the MLK Economic Justice Plan Still Matters

Why the MLK economic justice plan still matters

Daily, more people are realizing that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. we were taught growing up represents only a fraction of the man and his mission. For many Black people over 25, kindergarten through college education emphasized MLK the dreamer, while downplaying his sharp critique of economic inequality. Yet in the final years of his life, economic justice became not a side issue, but arguably the centerpiece of King’s work. Why did tha…