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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Target entity: Memphis sanitation workers' strike Context triple: [National Civil Rights Museum, hasExhibitOn, Memphis sanitation workers' strike]
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Nashville sit-ins
The Nashville sit-ins were a series of nonviolent student-led protests in 1960 that successfully desegregated lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee and became a key early campaign of the U.S. civil rights movement.
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Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
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Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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Flint sit-down strike
The Flint sit-down strike was a pivotal 1936–1937 labor action by autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, that led to General Motors recognizing the United Auto Workers union and marked a turning point in American labor history.
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1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Memphis sanitation workers' strike Target entity description: 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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A.
Nashville sit-ins
The Nashville sit-ins were a series of nonviolent student-led protests in 1960 that successfully desegregated lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee and became a key early campaign of the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
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C.
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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D.
Flint sit-down strike
The Flint sit-down strike was a pivotal 1936–1937 labor action by autoworkers in Flint, Michigan, that led to General Motors recognizing the United Auto Workers union and marked a turning point in American labor history.
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E.
1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights protest
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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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1968-04-16 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
improved working conditions for sanitation workers
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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 ⓘ Memphis ⓘ
surface form:
City of Memphis
James Lawson ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Mayor Henry Loeb ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| location |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
|
| motto | I AM A MAN ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
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 government
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Memphis administration
Mayor Henry Loeb ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African-American labor history
ⓘ
Poor People’s Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
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
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civil rights activists ⓘ local Black clergy ⓘ national labor organizations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: Memphis sanitation workers' strike Description of subject: 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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