When most think of Labor Day, they picture parades and barbecues. But for Black America, the struggle has always been about more than wages — it’s about dignity. From the Pullman porters and A. Philip Randolph’s union to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last campaign with Memphis sanitation workers, Black labor has transformed labor rights and fueled the civil rights movement.

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