- Collection:
- Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012
- Title:
- I am a man placard
- Date of Original:
- 1968
- Subject:
- Segregation--United States
African Americans--Segregation
Civil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--History
Labor disputes--Tennessee--Memphis
Strikes and lockouts--Tennessee--Memphis
Signs and signboards--Tennessee--Memphis
Sanitation workers--Tennessee--Memphis
Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--Memphis
African Americans--History--1964-
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968 - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Medium:
- picket signs
paperboard - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Placard.
In 1968, African American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee went on strike to protest dangerous and unfair working conditions. The workers carried placards like this one as they marched to make their plight known. The sanitation workers were eventually successful, and the placards they held aloft have since become iconic symbols of the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, their fight for respect and better working conditions cost the nation the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was shot dead at the Lorraine Motel while in Memphis aiding the workers in their struggle.
Gift of Dr. Patricia Bath to the Tubman African American Museum. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:tbmn_sftm_tm07292011-408
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sftm/do:tm07292011-408
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact the Tubman African American Museum re: reproduction and usage. The information contained in this resource may not be re-purposed, reproduced, quoted without proper citation, or offered for sale in any form without the express written permission of the Tubman African American Museum.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Selections from the Collections of the Tubman African American Museum, 1800-2012, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- Original format : 1 sign : cardboard ; 72 x 56 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Tubman African-American Museum
- Rights:
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