Nation Bishop William Barber on MLK’s legacy, how we ‘left the battlefield’ in the war on poverty February 20, 2023 Jennifer E. Mabry Comments Off on Bishop William Barber on MLK’s legacy, how we ‘left the battlefield’ in the war on poverty "The war on poverty was a war on which we left the battlefield, ...and in many ways we have regressed," said Bishop William Barber II.