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Action Bulletin No. 8, Poor People's Campaign

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A bulletin in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. urging continuation of his efforts on civil rights and the fight against poverty, identifying some places that the federal government weakened legislation and policies in these areas, and criticizing the use of military troops and tanks and introduction of restrictive legislation in the wake of riots over King�s murder.Original version: printed material; DC Public Library, Special Collections, Poor People's Campaign Collection
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Keywords

  1. Assassination
  2. Civil Rights
  3. Civil Rights Movements
  4. Demonstrations
  5. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929 1968
  6. Lobbying
  7. Police Crackdowns
  8. Politics
  9. Poor People's Campaign
  10. Poverty
  11. Public Welfare

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