21:23The Guardian’s Jamiles Lartey has spent the day at the rally and march in Memphis to commemorate King’s death. The I AM march brought together a diverse coalition of marchers through Memphis, where King travelled in 1968 to assist striking members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Near the head of the march, King’s son, Martin III locked arms with Reverend Al Sharpton and Lee Saunders, AFSCME president. “I think all working people should have a union, because companies don’t always treat you like they should,” she said. Marchers poured into an open field across from a Memphis High School to hear addresses from King III, Sharpton and other activists and clergy members.

Source: The Guardian April 04, 2018 12:12 UTC