“This will be no mere one-day march in Washington, but a trek to the nation's capital by suffering and outraged citizens who will go to stay until some definite and positive action is taken to provide jobs and income for the poor.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In December 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. announced the Poor People's Campaign calling for a “revolution of values” in America that would unite poor and impacted communities across the country.
After King was assassinated his plan was carried out. In May 1968 the National Mall was turned into Resurrection City, a protest site dedicated to freedom and the elimination of poverty.
Tents and wooden structures were constructed to house 3,000 occupants, who forged an ad hoc city lasting six weeks, before marching for justice in a nonviolent mass protest on June 19 of that year.
Resurrection City has played an influential role in Adam Pendleton’s wider investigation of alternative structures and social formations.
See “Notes on Resurrection City” in “Adam Pendleton: Who Is Queen?"
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Adam Pendleton. “Notes on Resurrection City” (excerpt). 2021.
See “Notes on Resurrection City” in “Adam Pendleton: Who Is Queen?"
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Adam Pendleton. “Notes on Resurrection City” (excerpt). 2021.
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