Capturing the Poor People's Campaign

From: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday | Date: June 21, 2008| Author: SCOTT SIMON | Copyright information


NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday

06-21-2008

Capturing the Poor People's Campaign

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

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SCOTT SIMON, host:

This week marks the 40th anniversary of The Poor People's Campaign. Fifty thousand people marched on the U.S. Capitol and camped there for six weeks to draw attention to the problems of the poor in the United States. The campaign was a dream of ...

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