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The Promised Land, 1967-1968

Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. King's death and the failure of his final campaign mark the end of a major stream of the movement.

English
  • Originally Aired February 5, 1990
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Steve Fayer Writer
Jacqueline Shearer Writer
Paul Stekler Writer
Paul Stekler Director
Jacqueline Shearer Director