The struggle for dignity: Martin Luther King Jr.'s last battle in photos.
Photographer Richard Copley recalls covering Martin Luther King, Jr. and the sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee, 51 years ago, when he was a college student. Opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of ABC News.This was my first big story covering Dr.. at Mason Temple. I was a 22-year-old college student at then-Memphis State, now the University of Memphis. I worked in photo services as a paid student.
He returned on March 28, and striking sanitation workers gathered with their families and supporters, more than 5,000 strong, participated in the march. Led by Dr. King, the march headed up Beale Street holding signs declaring "I Am a Man." Police move in after violence broke out during the dignity march led by Martin Luther King Jr., in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968.
A day after the dignity of a march led by Dr. Martin Luther King, sanitation workers Rev. Theodore Hibbler and Ted Brown march in downtown Memphis, March 29, 1968.
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