I am a man : an exhibit honoring the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike
Exhibit featuring black-and-white photographs, essays, and a chronology of events for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' strike.
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Date of Original
2006
Subject
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
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis
African American labor union members--Tennessee--Memphis
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Location
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
Medium
instructional materials
black-and-white photographs
articles
timelines (chronologies)
online exhibitions
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
Web site exhibit about the 1968 Memphis, Tennessee sanitation workers strike. The site presents black-and-white photographs from the strike and demonstrations; it also contains brief essays about the history of the strike and its eventual resolution. Other resources on the site include a bibliography and a list of related links., 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.
Language
eng
Original Collection
From the Jerry & Mildred Keifer Wurf collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Contributing Institution
Walter P. Reuther Library (Wayne State University)
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