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Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement-- the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boyc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Memphis State University. Department of Theatre and Communication Arts, California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Appleby, David, 1948-, Graham, Allison, Ross, Steven John, Winfield, Paul
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1993]
Subjects:
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Officials and employees.
AFSCME.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Assassination.
Civil rights movements > Tennessee > Memphis.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement-- the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boycott of downtown businesses.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (58 min., 20 sec.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.