1968 Memphis sanitation strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
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| gptkbp:cause |
low wages
poor working conditions death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker |
| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:National_Civil_Rights_Museum
annual commemorations in Memphis |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1968-04-16
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.'s_last_speech
gptkb:I_Am_a_Man_march |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Henry_Loeb
|
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:AFSCME_Local_1733
|
| gptkbp:participants |
sanitation workers
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| gptkbp:result |
increased national attention to civil rights
union recognition improved wages |
| gptkbp:slogan |
gptkb:I_Am_a_Man
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1968-02-12
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:AFSCME
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1968 Memphis sanitation strike
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