afscme_sanitationstrike sanitationstrike afscme yes Dr. King and the 1968 AFSCME Memphis Sanitation Strike AFSCME and Dr. King Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 Sanitation workers--Tennessee--Memphis Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Memphis Strikes and lockouts--Sanitation--Tennessee--Memphis Strikes and lockouts--Refuse collectors--Tennessee--Memphis Labor unions--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations Race relations Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis Memphis (Tenn.)--Officials and employees African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis AFSCME African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis Speeches, addresses, etc. African American labor union members--Tennessee--Memphis King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination Web site with information about the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee, and the role played by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The site contains photographs, video, and articles about the strike and King's work while he was in Memphis. Materials on the site were created by or gathered by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. [Washington (D.C.)] : AFSCME AFSCME 2008 Black-and-white photographs Articles Moving images Web sites http://www.afscme.org/about/1029.cfm 1968/9999 Memphis (Tenn.) Shelby County (Tenn.) 20090526 113710