“They know who they’re looking for,” said Naomi Van Tol, a member of the Memphis Coalition of Concerned Citizens (C3), which was involved in organizing the protest. Photograph: Brandon DillThe arrests came on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination in the Tennessee city, bringing national figures and media to the city for the week. The location was chosen because it is an access route for the FedEx Memphis hub, which is the largest such hub in the world for the shipping giant. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A demonstration organizer, Keedran Franklin, stands in front of an employee entrance at the FedEx hub at Memphis international airport. Photograph: Brandon Dill“Our whole motto is ‘if we can’t make money, then y’all can’t either’,” said Keedran Franklin, a well-known Memphis organizer and the first person police arrested at the second protest outside the jail.

Source: The Guardian April 03, 2018 19:44 UTC