The Poor People's Campaign

The Poor People's Campaign was all about support of power and finances towards the people in poverty in America. Martin Luther King, Jr. supported this campaign before his assassination. This was a group of unhappy people who did not have enough money to support their families or give their children a better life. They complained that they had no power, and they started this group to gain a special poor person's power. What was special about this group was that it was not only poor black citizens, it included all races including poor whites. They had a very good intention in their hands. This campaign finally ended with no special results.

How did the Poor People’s Campaign seek to address poverty in the United States? In what ways

was the campaign similar to other campaigns that the SCLC had organized? What do you see as the

key differences? How would you address the issues of poverty today?
        They intended to campaign in Washington DC where the government ran the country. Almost all of the SCLC's campaigns ended up in the country's capital. Poverty today still exists in large amounts, but a plan like this would not work nowadays. We would have to address it in a new light.