/tags/poor-peoples-campaign Poor People's Campaign en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:36:20 GMT /local-news/2023-03-28/1968-poor-peoples-campaign-exhibit-freedom-center An exhibit by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens Thursday at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. It explores the movement against poverty founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy in the late '60s. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:36:20 GMT /local-news/2023-03-28/1968-poor-peoples-campaign-exhibit-freedom-center Tana Weingartner /local-news/2019-10-25/poor-peoples-campaign-brings-moral-revival-tour-to-kentucky The Poor People's Campaign was in Northern Kentucky Friday kicking off a swing through the Bluegrass state. The group is advocating on issues such as… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 19:50:09 GMT /local-news/2019-10-25/poor-peoples-campaign-brings-moral-revival-tour-to-kentucky Tana Weingartner /politics/2019-02-06/poor-peoples-campaign-talks-felon-voting-rights-with-gov-bevin Gov. Matt Bevin met with members of the Kentucky Poor People's campaign after the group rallied outside his office for nearly an hour on Tuesday.The Poor… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:57:42 GMT /politics/2019-02-06/poor-peoples-campaign-talks-felon-voting-rights-with-gov-bevin Ryland Barton /ohio-news/2018-05-14/poor-peoples-campaign-kicks-off-at-ohio-statehouse Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for Americans living in poverty in what was called the “Poor People’s Campaign.” But advocates for... Mon, 14 May 2018 20:44:57 GMT /ohio-news/2018-05-14/poor-peoples-campaign-kicks-off-at-ohio-statehouse Jo Ingles