The hectic week of Deep South traveling had increased King’s fears that the Poor People’s Campaign was in trouble. The anticipated number of volunteers had not been recruited, and the financial situation was so bad that not only was SCLC taking in less than it was spending, but funds were not available to meet the most minimal field staff expenses. Additionally, some workers were openly hostile to King’s emphasis on drawing other economically deprived groups into the campaign. “I do not think I am at the point where a Mexican can sit in and call strategy on a Steering Committee,” one aide told
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