Memphis Sanitation Strike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Memphis_Sanitation_Strike

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause	low wages poor working conditions death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:City_of_Memphis
gptkbp:endDate	1968-04-16
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	major event in U.S. labor history major event in U.S. civil rights history
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:method	gptkb:center marches boycotts
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:I_Am_a_Man_march
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 1,300
gptkbp:participants	gptkb:American_Federation_of_State,_County_and_Municipal_Employees_(AFSCME)_Local_1733 sanitation workers
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
gptkbp:result	improved working conditions union recognition improved wages
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:I_Am_a_Man
gptkbp:startDate	1968-02-12
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Reverend_Jesse_Jackson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Memphis Sanitation Strike