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King’s growing opposition to the Vietnam War angers President Johnson, prompts many white activists to switch to anti-war activities.
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Growing popularity of the black power movement, blacks stressing self-reliance and self-defense, indicates King’s influence was declining, especially among young blacks. King turns toward economic issues; SCLC moves civil rights struggle to the North; opens Chicago office to organize protests against housing and employment discrimination.
King plans Poor People’s Campaign; advocates redistribution of wealth to eradicate black poverty. Publishes Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
King is assassinated in Memphis, during visit to support striking black garbage collectors; violent riots erupt in more than 100 U.S. cities.
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Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part II
- Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Part II
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- Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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- Current Events This Week: January 2023
- African Americans by the Numbers
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
- The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales
