On today’s episode, guest host Norman Stockwell talks to Sylvie Laurent, author of King and the Other America: The Poor People’s Campaign and the Quest for Economic Equality.
The Poor People’s Campaign Holds a Protest at the Capitol
This afternoon, protesters gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol. It was the first Monday of a six-week protest looking to end what organizers see as immoral policies on the state and federal levels. The movement is known as the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. WORT reporter Christian Phelps was at today’s […]
The Poor People’s Campaign Meets in Madison
It’s a national effort for moral revival happening in 30 states across the country, including right here in Madison. Today, the Poor People’s Campaign met at the state capitol; marking the first nationwide action of the campaign since it launched on December 4th, 50 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started it. Minister Wendell […]
