tnum_sanistrike_000274 000274 sanistrike tnum yes William Lucy, P.J. Chiampa, Jerry Wurf William Lucy, P. J. Ciampa, Jerry Wurf Memphis press scimitar Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Memphis Sanitation workers--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights--African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis Memphis (Tenn.)--Race relations Race relations Race discrimination--Tennessee--Memphis Strikes and lockouts--Sanitation--Tennessee--Memphis Strikes and lockouts--Refuse collectors--Tennessee--Memphis African American men--Tennessee--Memphis Labor unions--Organizing--Tennessee--Memphis Labor unions--Tennessee--Memphis AFSCME African American labor union members--Tennessee--Memphis Labor union members--Tennessee--Memphis Labor leaders--Tennessee--Memphis African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis Lucy, William Ciampa, P. J. Wurf, Jerry, 1919- Black-and-white photograph from February 1968 taken by the Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee. In the photograph, William Lucy, P. J. Ciampa, and Jerry Wurf leave the Shelby County Court building surrounded by other African Americans. The three men were officials with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME): Lucy was the national associate director of legislation, Ciampa was national director of field services, and Wurf was international president for the union. 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, including Methodist pastor James Lawson, 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) 2007-04-24 Black-and-white photographs http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200700000002032 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike, PS 90012, University of Memphis Libraries Special Collections, Memphis, Tennessee 1968-02 Shelby County (Tenn.) Memphis (Tenn.) For current rights information, please visit: http://idserver.utk.edu/?id=200600000001200 20090929 165327