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In what city did African Americans sanitation workers strike in February 1968?

The city of Memphis.


What kind of workers were on strike in 1968?

sanitation workers m-ville


Where were the sanitation workers in 1968 on strike at?

Memphis Tennesse


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 february1968?

Mephis, Tennesse


Why was king in Memphis Tennessee?

Dr. King was in Memphis to support a strike by the sanitation workers for fair pay.


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 Martin Luther Kind Jr doing in Tennessee before he was assassinated?

He went to Memphis to support a strike of sanitation workers.


How is establishing causation in exploring the origins of the Memphis sanitation strike?

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.


What city have port workers announced they will strike for two weeks from February 24?

Auckland


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.


In February 1946 this president of the United Mine Workers called for a strike against the coal industry?

john l Lewis