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- Martin Luther King Jr.: A Champion of Labor
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- Dick Meister
This commentary, never broadcast before, notes Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that the labor and civil rights movements were intertwined, recalling that he was assassinated while preparing to lead one of the many daily marches he had led in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis.
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This commentary, never broadcast before, notes Martin Luther King Jr.'s belief that the labor and civil rights movements were intertwined, recalling that he was assassinated while preparing to lead one of the many daily marches he had led in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis.
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Review of Martin Luther King Jr.: A Champion of Labor
Commentator Dick Meister writes a compelling commentary, covering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s underdocumented relationship to the labor movement. The script is detailed and sourced. Unfortunately, Meister's reading style and production are not nearly so eloquent; the commentary is marred by several verbal stumbles and some mic noise that should be corrected before this goes on the air.