国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「This 1968 poster borrowed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words. Today, it bridges two critical periods in King's life: the Birmingham campaign and the Poor People's Campaign. In 1963, King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) joined with local organizers to launch a civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama—often called the "most segregated city in America." During the '63 campaign, activists adopted many tactics: sit-ins, boycotts, and marches. Thousands were arrested, including King himself. In May, more than a thousand students marched through Birmingham as part of the Children's Crusade. Officials responded with arrests, fire hoses, and attacking police dogs. Events in Birmingham in '63, along with others nationwide—including the assassination of activist of Medgar Evers, the March for Jobs and Freedom, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—helped build public support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The next year, King completed a book reflecting on the '63 campaign: Why We Can't Wait. He argued that the "ultimate tragedy" of Birmingham wasn't the racism and brutal acts of violence activists faced—but the "silence of the good people" who could have supported them. (Swipe to see the quote). In the book, King looked back at Birmingham; he also looked forward, outlining new goals for the movement. One was a "Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged"—reforms that would address historic inequalities and lift all Americans out of poverty. In '68, King and the SCLC planned to make an Economic Bill of Rights the center of an antipoverty Poor People's Campaign. It was just beginning when King flew to Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers. King was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968. But King's death did not end the campaign. In '68, thousands of protesters traveled to DC and built a tent city on the National Mall. For 6 weeks, they pressed national leaders to support a range of reforms to help the poor nationwide. One of thousands of people who joined the Poor People's Campaign made this sign—a reminder of the lasting power of King's words and vision for the nation. #MLKDay 📷: Charles Moore」1月18日 22時58分