civil rights movement — The Podcast

This minisode is a continuation of last week’s episode, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. STEPHANIE chats about MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign, the event that brought him to Memphis.
America's Moral Malady
How A Mule Train From Marks, Miss., Kicked Off MLK's Poor People Campaign : NPR
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last March: the Poor People's Campaign - The Atlantic
May 12, 1968: The Poor People's Campaign Began - Zinn Education Project
14 Policy Priorities to Heal the Nation: A Moral and Economic Agenda for the First 100 Days – Poor People's Campaign

ALSO MENTIONED: Care Bears,John Lewis, JFK’s final memo, eyeholes, Zillow, hairless cat, John Birch Society, Burning Man, Operation Mongoose, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, Bayard Rustin, ERA, Bonus Army, LBJ’s legacy, Joe Kennedy III, staying up in Joe Manchin’s dumb ass, and the Kenndey curse = the FBI.

For more info on the contemporary Poor People's Campaign’s march in DC THIS June:
Poor People's Campaign

For more info on episodes referenced:
Operation Mongoose — The Podcast — Beyond Reproach
Operation Northwoods — The Podcast — Beyond Reproach
Fred Hampton — The Podcast — Beyond Reproach
Business Plot (Bonus Army) — The Podcast — Beyond Reproach

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In this episode we are drinking a bright cooler called the Sea Breeze. This cocktail came about through marketing efforts from Big Vodka and Ocean Spray and was popularized in late 1960s, the era of STEPHANIE scandal! Cheers to David–our latest Patreon supporter!
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STEPHANIE’s scandal is the Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968, the event that would get Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated as he was on the eve of bringing together poor workers of all races to advocate for economic justice. We raise our glasses to collective action and reject the notion of an individualized working class since we cannot make systemic change one person at a time!
From essential status to strikes, 2021 was the 'year of the worker'
“All Labor Has Dignity” — Martin Luther King, Jr. | Real.Good.Work.
Eric Adams Says 'Cooks, Dishwashers' Don't Have 'Academic Skills to Sit in a Corner Office'
At the River I Stand - Zinn Education Project
The 1968 Sanitation Workers' Strike That Drew MLK to Memphis - HISTORY
How Martin Luther King's Death Birthed Environmental Justice - Good Faith Media
Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike | The MLK Research and Education Institute
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Last March: the Poor People's Campaign - The Atlantic
Stuff You Missed in History Class | iHeart
4 ways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. left his mark on the environmental movement

ALSO MENTIONED: Vera Bradley, Abercrombie, Ocean Spray, synergy, pain quotidien, supervising bootstraps, “encouragement” stones, Eric Adams, Hashtag History Podcast, Smedley D. Butler, COINTELPRO, Brandon, Amazon, Omicron and our essential worker Tim.

For more info on our episode cocktail the Sea Breeze:
The History and Secrets of the Sea Breeze
The Man Cave: Mad Men Cocktails of the Late 60s | DRINKING IN AMERICA
Sea Breeze, Bay Breeze and Cape Codder | Fine Art Bartending School
Sea Breeze (cocktail) - Wikipedia

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