Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968
Black-and-white photographs from the Memphis Press-Scimitar depicting the 1968 strike of the Memphis city sanitation workers.
More About This Collection
Creator
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Date of Original
1968
Subject
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights--African Americans--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis
Mass meetings--Tennessee--Memphis
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
African American churches--Tennessee--Memphis
Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Memphis
Sanitation workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Location
United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
Medium
black-and-white photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
Black-and-white photographs depicting the 1968 strike of the Memphis city sanitation workers.
Original Collection
1968 Sanitation Workers Strike, University of Memphis Special Collections, Memphis, Tennessee
Contributing Institution
University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Rights
