#OTD Mar 28, 1968: Rev Dr MLK Jr returned to Memphis, TN, to lead a march with Rev James Lawson to support the sanitation workers strike. The protest turned violent when outside group infiltrated the marchers leading to the death of a Black teen.
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"Martin Luther King and Sanitation Worker's Strike in Memphis, TN." Historianspeaks, March 31, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/martin-luther-king-and-sanitation-workers-strike-in-memphis-tn.
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