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Creator Memphis press scimitar Subject African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Memphis

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1. Martin Luther King, Jr. arriving in Memphis, April 3, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Leaptrott, William
Date of Original:: 1968-04
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

2. Memphis sanitation workers outside Clayborn Temple, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Reid, James R.
Date of Original:: 1968-03-28
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

3. AFL-CIO supporters of striking Memphis sanitation workers, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

4. Marchers with "I AM A MAN" sign, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

5. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Mason Temple, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

6. Picketing a Memphis Sanitation Department facility, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

7. Protesters pass garbage trucks, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

8. Striking Memphis sanitation workers confront strike-breakers, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

9. Striking Memphis sanitation workers march by National Guardsmen, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-03
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

10. Union officials leave Shelby County Courthouse, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-02-28
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

11. Rev. James Lawson with picket sign, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-02-26
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department

12. Police and protesters on Main Street, Memphis, 1968

Creator:: Memphis press scimitar
Date of Original:: 1968-02-23
Collection:: 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike
Contributing Institution:: University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department