Dear AFSCME Family,

Did you know Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. actually traveled to Memphis not once, but twice, to support the striking sanitation workers in the days before his death?

Learn more about MLK Jr.’s participation in the strike in this conversation between AFSCME President Lee Saunders and Dr. King’s son, Martin Luther King III.

In 1968, he went to Memphis to march with striking sanitation workers because he understood that workers’ rights are civil rights.

AFSCME President Lee Saunders had the opportunity last year to sit down with Dr. King’s son, Martin Luther King III, to discuss the role his father played in the 1968 Memphis strike and the tragedy of his assassination.

They also talked about continuing their work together to honor, grow and continue Dr. King’s fight for a better, fairer and more just world.

Listen to their conversation here.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring legacy has been embroidered into the fabric of our nation’s history — and the history of our union. Every day, but especially today, we remember that we are part of that legacy, and that it is our responsibility to continue to fight for justice everywhere.

In solidarity,

AFSCME