Memphis sanitation workers' strike

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The Memphis sanitation workers' strike was a pivotal 1968 labor and civil rights protest by Black sanitation workers demanding fair wages, safer working conditions, and recognition of their union, and is closely associated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign before his assassination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights protest
historical event
labor strike
cause lack of union recognition
low wages for Black sanitation workers
racial discrimination in municipal employment
unsafe working conditions
chronology occurred shortly before Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on 1968-04-04
country United States
endDate 1968-04-16
hasEffect improved working conditions for sanitation workers
strengthening of Black labor activism
union recognition for Memphis sanitation workers
wage increases for sanitation workers
hasParticipant AFSCME Local 1733
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Black sanitation workers
City of Memphis
linked to: Memphis

James Lawson
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mayor Henry Loeb
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
location Memphis, Tennessee
motto I AM A MAN
movement Civil Rights Movement
labor movement
notableDocument Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech
notableProtestForm boycotts
marches
mass rallies
picket lines
opposedBy City of Memphis administration
Mayor Henry Loeb
relatedTo African-American labor history
Poor People's Campaign
public sector unionism in the United States
racial segregation in the United States
significantEvent assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
significantPlace Beale Street
Clayborn Temple
Lorraine Motel
Mason Temple
slogan I AM A MAN
startDate 1968-02-12
supportedBy Southern Christian Leadership Conference
civil rights activists
local Black clergy
national labor organizations
timePeriod 1960s

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National Civil Rights Museum hasExhibitOn Memphis sanitation workers' strike
U.S. Civil Rights Trail hasPart Memphis sanitation strike sites
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
African-American history of Memphis includesEvent Memphis sanitation workers' strike
American labor movement hasKeyEvent Memphis sanitation strike
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
James Lawson participantIn Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Henry Loeb eventAssociatedWith 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike
subject linked to: Mayor Henry Loeb
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
I AM A MAN usedIn 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
I AM A MAN associatedWith Memphis sanitation workers
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Mason Temple event 1968 sanitation workers’ strike mass meeting
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Mason Temple associatedWith Memphis sanitation workers’ strike
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
I've Been to the Mountaintop topic Memphis sanitation workers' strike
I've Been to the Mountaintop historicalContext Memphis sanitation strike of 1968
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Clayborn Temple significantEvent 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike
Clayborn Temple associatedWith Memphis sanitation workers
linked to: Memphis sanitation workers' strike