Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., only 39 years old but the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, lay fatally wounded on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. King understood the unbreakable links between labor rights and civil rights; he knew it was impossible to have one without the other. There's extra poignancy in this year's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This Martin Luther King Day, we must be more vigilant than ever as guardians of his dream. AFSCME President Lee Saunders honors the life of Martin Luther King Jr. at the 45th Anniversary Celebration of the Memphis Sanitation Workers strike.

Source: Huffington Post January 16, 2017 13:01 UTC