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Returned south. he arrived in memphis in march 1968 to show support for striking sanitation workers. >> a lot of kings advisers said dont go to memphis. it will take away from your message and planning. king insists. we are here to help garbage workers. these were the people we are supposed to be helping. >> april 4th, 1968. martin luther king, jr. stepped out of room 306 on to the balcony of the lorraine motel. he told his young aide, jesse jackson, to put on a tie for dinner. >> i said dr. kin...

He encountered a backlash. >> if there was progress in the south, there was violent resistance in the north. the nation should have learned what was known, racism is not just a southern problem. >> king takes it to chicago, and people felt differently when the microphone was being turned on their own communities. >> i have never seen, even in alabama and mississippi, mobs as hostile and hate filled as ive seen in chicago. >> shaken but undeterred, king returned south. he arrived in memphis, tenn...

Seen in chicago. >> keep moving. >> shaken but undeterred, king returned south. he arrived in memphis, tennessee in march 1968 to show support for striking sanitation workers. >> a lot of kings advisors told him, dont go to memphis. its going to take away from your message, its going to take away from your planning, but king insists. were here to help garbage workers. these are the exact types of people were supposed to be helping. >> april 4th, 1968, martin luther king, jr., stepped out of room...