On Sunday May 12, 1968, Mothers’ Day, demonstrators led by Coretta Scott King begin a two-week protest in support of the Poor People’s Campaign (see timeline entry for December 4, 1967) in Washington, D.C., demanding an Economic Bill of Rights. June 29, 2018 No Comments Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_People%27s_Campaign Back to Timeline Related Previous Post Next Post You may also like March 23, 2019 The Southern Baptists apologized to African American church members for the denomination’s endorsement of slavery. June 29, 2018 In 1988, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) is organized in the tradition of Callie House. September 7, 2018 The National Council of Churches (NCC) responds to the Black Manifesto by appointing a sixteen-member committee to negotiate with the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC) and to bring program recommendations to the NCC.
March 23, 2019 The Southern Baptists apologized to African American church members for the denomination’s endorsement of slavery.
June 29, 2018 In 1988, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) is organized in the tradition of Callie House.
September 7, 2018 The National Council of Churches (NCC) responds to the Black Manifesto by appointing a sixteen-member committee to negotiate with the National Black Economic Development Conference (NBEDC) and to bring program recommendations to the NCC.