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How is establishing causation in exploring the origins of the Memphis sanitation strike?
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∙ 6y ago
It is useful because it helps historians to know why the workers went on strike in the first place. The reason they did go on strike because they had bad working conditions and were treated poorly.
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Who were the people involved in the Memphis strike?
The sanitation workers. I was there, it was stinky.
In what city did African-American sanitation workers strike in February 1968?
The city of Memphis.
Why did Martin Luther King Jr go to Memphis Tenn in April 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK, went to Memphis, Tennessee in April 1968. He went there to support a strike of sanitation workers. But, that was the last of him. Some days later he was shot dead on the baconly of his hotel room.King went to Memphis to support a strike of sanitation workers but was later shot while standing on a motel balcony.
What was the outcome of the Memphis strike?
The Memphis sanitation strike reached a high-point when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech in support of civil rights for all. Shortly thereafter, Dr. King was assassinated while on the balcony of his hotel room. In the wake of this act, the demands of the sanitation workers were met without argument. Since that time every request from the sanitation workers union has been met without any major argument. Today in Memphis, public sanitation workers make more per year than Memphis City School teachers.
Why did Martin Luther King Jr write you have been to the Mountaintop?
Martin Luther King Jr wrote the speech I've been to the mountain top in order to address the Memphis Sanitation Strike. Martin Luther calls for economic actions, boycotts, unity, and nonviolent protest.
Where were the sanitation workers in 1968 on strike at?
Memphis Tennesse
In what city did African Americans sanitation workers strike in February 1968?
The city of Memphis.
Why was king in Memphis Tennessee?
Dr. King was in Memphis to support a strike by the sanitation workers for fair pay.
Who were the people involved in the Memphis strike?
The sanitation workers. I was there, it was stinky.
Why did Martin Luther King Jr go to Memphis Tennessee when he was assassinated?
King went to memphis because he was standing up for sanitation men
In what city did African-American sanitation workers strike in February 1968?
The city of Memphis.
Why did Martin Luther King Jr go to Memphis Tenn in April 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK, went to Memphis, Tennessee in April 1968. He went there to support a strike of sanitation workers. But, that was the last of him. Some days later he was shot dead on the baconly of his hotel room.King went to Memphis to support a strike of sanitation workers but was later shot while standing on a motel balcony.
What was the outcome of the Memphis strike?
The Memphis sanitation strike reached a high-point when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech in support of civil rights for all. Shortly thereafter, Dr. King was assassinated while on the balcony of his hotel room. In the wake of this act, the demands of the sanitation workers were met without argument. Since that time every request from the sanitation workers union has been met without any major argument. Today in Memphis, public sanitation workers make more per year than Memphis City School teachers.
What year does martin Luther king leads protesters through Memphis in support of sanitation workers?
1962
Why was Martin in Memphis on the day he was shot?
Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot in Memphis Tennessee on April 4, 1968. He was in Memphis to help lead sanitation workers in a protest against intolerable work conditions and low wages.
What was Martin Luther King's purpose of going to Tennessee?
To support the striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733 of Memphis.
What was Martin Luther Kind Jr doing in Tennessee before he was assassinated?
He went to Memphis to support a strike of sanitation workers.
