The original Poor People’s Campaign supported independent and anti-war political campaigns. Dick Gregory, the Freedom and Peace Party candidate for US president in 1968 and a tireless ally of PPC and the Fishing Rights Movement of the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, was warmly welcomed at Resurrection City. Also, anti-war Democratic nominee Eugene McCarthy was given respect there. This is the truth about the ideological orientation of the Campaign and Resurrection City and this is the legacy we must remember, retell, and revitalize.
Poor People’s Embassy – Embajada de la Gente Pobre
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Poor People’s Embassy - Embajada de la Gente Pobre 