Memphis sanitation workers' strike
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:trade_unionist
|
| gptkbp:cause |
racial discrimination
low wages poor working conditions |
| gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:City_of_Memphis
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1968-04-16
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major event in the Civil Rights Movement
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:American_Federation_of_State,_County_and_Municipal_Employees_(AFSCME) |
| gptkbp:numberOfEmployees |
over 1,300
|
| gptkbp:protestType |
gptkb:center
marches boycotts |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
|
| gptkbp:result |
union recognition
improved wages national attention to civil rights |
| gptkbp:slogan |
I AM A MAN
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1968-02-12
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.'s_last_speech
gptkb:I_Am_a_Man_march |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Memphis sanitation workers' strike
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