United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.048981968Placard.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.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Segregation--United StatesAfrican Americans--SegregationCivil rights demonstrations--Tennessee--MemphisAfrican Americans--HistoryLabor disputes--Tennessee--MemphisStrikes and lockouts--Tennessee--MemphisSigns and signboards--Tennessee--MemphisSanitation workers--Tennessee--MemphisCivil rights movements--Tennessee--MemphisAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Tennessee--MemphisAfrican Americans--History--1964-Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968I am a man placardStillImage