"All Labor Has Dignity"

By Martin Luther King Jr.

Categories: History, Politics & Social Sciences

"All Labor Has Dignity" (2011) collects speeches by Martin Luther King Jr. on labor rights and economic justice, edited and introduced by historian Michael K. Honey. The speeches run from the late 1950s, when King addressed union conventions about the shared interests of the labor and civil rights movements, to his final campaign with striking sanitation workers in Memphis in 1968. Honey's introductions place each speech in its historical setting.

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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “MLK deserves actual study. If you haven't had the chance to, use today to take in his work. Places to start- ... Books: - Why We Can't Wait - Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? - All Labor Has Dignity”