King, Jr., Operation Breadbasket sought to combine theology and social justice, and to effect progressive economic, educational, and social policy in America. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. served as the first director of Operation Breadbasket in Chicago, IL. In 1971, three years after the tragic assassination of Dr. King in Memphis, TN, Reverend Jackson founded “P.U.S.H” (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago and continued the work of Dr. King.
PUSH was dedicated to improving the economic conditions