Oft not remembered but worth remembering, Martin Luther King's last speech came four years after passage of the Civil Rights Act and, while it had a decidedly racial subtext, the real theme of the address concerned workers' rights. The speech was delivered in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, the night before King's assassination, as part of his "Poor People's Campaign," which sought economic justice for public servants and the working class.
His final words: "Longevity has its place, but I'm not concerned about that now..." still sends chills up the spine.
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