A. Schwab's after Dr. King March

A. Schwab's after Dr. King March

Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968

Beale Street (Memphis, Tenn.)

Image of people standing outside of A. Schwab's Dry Goods store after a riot erupted during a Sanitation Workers' strike march that was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., March 28, 1968. The march was intended to be a peaceful, non violent event and devolved when marchers reached Beale St. where windows became broken and looting began. Protest placards that read, "I AM A MAN" and "We Are Together" can be see laying on the sidewalk and street.

The Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968 was the beginning of the Poor People's Movement and brought Dr. King to Memphis to advocate on behalf of Memphis Sanitation workers seeking better working conditions, union recognition, dues check off, and equal treatment in the work place.

Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis

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Memphis (Tenn.)