Council 4 Civil Rights Committee Remembers Dr. King

The Civil Rights Committee at AFSCME Council 4 would like to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We cannot look to the promise of a better future without remembering the sacrifice of MLK. He demonstrated astounding courage and resolve in the fight for civil, human, and worker’s rights. As a matter of fact, as a true friend of laborers, he was assassinated while helping the striking sanitation workers (represented by AFSCME) in Memphis.  

It has been almost 53 years since the assassination of MLK and the struggle continues. He taught us the most valuable of lessons and that is to keep fighting no matter what happens.

  • Click here to read the full statement of the Council 4 Civil Rights Committee.
  • Click here to read about Dr. King on Labor
  • Click here for the AFSCME video "Memphis Sanitation Workers Remember"