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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders: Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution [View all]bigtree
(86,337 posts). . . I believe that for any movement to have a permanent and transforming imprint it should have a legislative goal attached which will transcend the whims of the emotions of the moment; like King's Poor People's Campaign.
The Poor People's march and the subsequent Resurrection City protest in D.C. had the 'economic bill of rights' being debated in Congress that King put at the head of his protest.
"Under the "economic bill of rights," the Poor People's Campaign asked for the federal government to prioritize helping the poor with a $30 billion anti-poverty package that included a commitment to full employment, a guaranteed annual income measure and more low-income housing. The Poor Peoples Campaign was part of the second phase of the civil rights movement. While the first phase had exposed the problems of segregation, King hoped to address the "limitations to our achievements" with a second, broader phase."
So, certainly, at least in the economic phase of Dr. King's advocacy and activism, protestors had a specific set of legislative expectations and demands which were clearly presented and understood . . .
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