tnum_sanistrike_000213 000213 sanistrike tnum yes Beale and Hernando Memphis press scimitar Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights--African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Memphis Sanitation workers--Tennessee--Memphis Soldiers--Tennessee--Memphis Black-and-white photograph taken in 1968 by the Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee. In the photograph, two white National Guardsmen stand with rifles at Beale and Hernando streets. An African American man in a uniform sits in a folding chair in front of a store. The Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike began on February 11, 1968, following years of dangerous working conditions, discrimination, and the work-related deaths of two African American sanitation workers. Led by local clergy, community members engaged in boycotts, mass meetings, marches, and other civil disobedience in support of the strike. The strike ended April 12, 1968. The University of Tennessee Libraries (Knoxville, Tennessee) is the digital publisher. 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. Knoxville, Tenn. : Volunteer Voices University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Volunteer Voices (Project) 2007-03-26 Black-and-white photographs http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000001971 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike, PS 90012, University of Memphis Libraries Special Collections, Memphis, Tennessee 1968 Shelby County (Tenn.) Memphis (Tenn.) For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 20090916 144716