The Promised Land (1967-1968) | Promo
Preview: Season 2 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the fragmenting Civil Rights Movement. King opposes the war in Vietnam. His SCLC embarks on the Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. His death and the failure of his final campaign mark the end of a major stream of the movement.
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The Promised Land (1967-1968) | Promo
Preview: Season 2 Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the fragmenting Civil Rights Movement. King opposes the war in Vietnam. His SCLC embarks on the Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. His death and the failure of his final campaign mark the end of a major stream of the movement.
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