On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Marks, Mississippi, as part of his Poor People's Campaign.
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today March 18, 2023 MARCH 18, 1968 The Mule Train caravan left Marks, Miss., for the nation's capital on May 13 to participate in the Poor People's Campaign. Martin Luther King Jr. wept at what he saw in Marks, Mississippi. He came as part of his Poor People’s Campaign, visiting impoverished places in the nation. Tears came to his eyes when he saw a teacher slicing a single apple to feed lunch to students, along with crackers.
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