![]() ![]() Many of the local ministry thought he was a usurper and trouble maker upsetting the established order. King and his staff sought to meet the needs of the poor by living in the same conditions, moving into the dilapidated housing they lived in and providing direct assistance to those in need. The 2018 HBO documentary King In The Wilderness speaks to the resistance he received from the Black clergy in Chicago while attempting to draw attention to the conditions of the poor in the city. The Poor People’s Campaign was an outgrowth of the civil rights campaign and although it may seem now that King received the support of the majority of the Black clergy, many did not support the work he did with the poor. He had accomplished much yet the final years would see him questioning his convictions as never before. faced many difficulties in the final years of his ministry. Phyllis Kimber Wilcox | Black Voice News and IE Voice
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