Solidarity Day

June 19, 1968. Over 50,000 people march on Washington D.C. to protest economic injustice in the climax of Martin Luther King and the SCLC’s “Poor People’s Campaign,” an event coined “Solidarity Day.” This episode originally aired in 2023. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser. Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.