- Collection:
- Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- William Lucy oral history interview conducted by Emilye Crosby in Washington, D.C., 2013-06-25
- Creator:
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Crosby, Emilye
Lucy, William, 1933- - Date of Original:
- 2013-06-25
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--United States
Civil rights movements--Tennessee
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
African American labor leaders--Interviews
AFSCME - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
transcripts
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- MovingImage
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application/pdf - Description:
- William Lucy discusses his role in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in the 1960s, especially how he and the union supported the 1968 sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1966 Lucy started to work for AFSCME in Washington, D.C., as the Associate Director of the Department of Legislation and Community Affairs. Lucy explains AFSCME's support of the Civil Rights Movement, especially the push to expose the economic exploitation of African Americans. Lucy narrates the events of the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, discusses the involvement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and describes the union's strategies. Lucy also discusses his involvement in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the Free South Africa Movement.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0094/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 5 video files of 5 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (78 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (36 pages)
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image/jpg - Contributing Institution:
- American Folklife Center
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