Through the generosity and engagement of Truthdig’s readers, Truthdig was able to provide in-depth, on-the-ground reporting and exclusive multimedia coverage of 2018’s Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
Truthdig sent photojournalists and other reporters around the country to cover activist movements and events centered on the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Our firsthand accounts bring you the efforts and voices of those working on the ground to effect systemic change by targeting some of the most crucial issues of our time.
The Poor People’s Campaign agenda included demands for a massive overhaul of the nation’s voting rights laws, new programs to lift up the 140 million Americans living in poverty, immediate attention to climate change, measures to curb militarism, and an end to mass incarceration.
The campaign brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful vision into the current moment. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and other activists reignited Dr. King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, which was derailed by his assassination 50 years ago. Barber and Theoharis united tens of thousands across the United States to challenge the evils of racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation, and the nation’s distorted civic morality.
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJun 23, 2018
Saturday's rally at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marks the close of the first phase of the Poor People's Campaign, but organizers stress that the work has only just begun. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Emily Wells and Michael Nigro / TruthdigJun 21, 2018
Truthdig reports on the final week of the Poor People's Campaign, an effort to relaunch Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight against poverty, war and income inequality. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJun 19, 2018
The photojournalist was documenting events staged by the Poor People’s Campaign in Jefferson City, Mo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Ronald GoldfarbJun 16, 2018
As we mourn the killing of RFK, his message of economic justice from 50 years ago could not be more relevant today. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro / TruthdigJun 15, 2018
In the United States—the richest country in human history—the 140 million people who live on or below the poverty line are screaming for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Michael Nigro and Eric Ortiz / TruthdigJun 11, 2018
In the fifth week of the movement, police took the photojournalist into custody during a livestream of a protest for jobs and living wages. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 10, 2018
Our reader-funded project to launch coverage of this important movement has been a success. Now we need your help to keep documenting activism across the nation in this historic moment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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