- Collection:
- The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Title:
- Charleston hospital workers' strike, Ralph D. Abernathy and Jesse Jackson
- Creator:
- The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
- Date of Original:
- 1969-05-11
- Subject:
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Civil rights movements
Demonstrations
Labor movement - People:
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, 32.74917, -79.94202
United States, South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, 32.77657, -79.93092 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Description:
- Jesse Jackson, in striped shirt, speaks with Ralph D. Abernathy, wearing a carnation, at a rally at County Hall. The rally was held on Mother's Day in support of non-professional hospital workers on strike. Strikers demanded fair wages for female, black workers who were paid less than their white counterparts.
1000 King Street, Charleston, S.C. - Local Identifier:
- state_267_0036
- Metadata URL:
- https://localhistory.richlandlibrary.com/digital/collection/p16817coll21/id/154
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright The State Media Company. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Walker Local and Family History Center at Richland Library, Columbia, S.C. 29201.
- Original Collection:
- Box 267, Mother's Day march Charleston SC strike, The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
- Contributing Institution:
- Richland Library
- Rights:
-
