memphis martin and the mountaintop the sanitation strike of 1968 summary

Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers… This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. Timeline of Events Surrounding the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike. A look at the sanitation strike that brought Martin Luther King, Jr. to the city of Memphis. Martin Luther King's final speech: 'I've been to the mountaintop' -- The full text Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers Martin Luther King at Mason Temple, 1968 The Strike That Brought MLK to Memphis In his final days, Martin Luther King Jr. stood by striking sanitation workers. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Cause: Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike A sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tenn., would end up being King's … Memphis, Martin, and the mountaintop : the sanitation strike of 1968 / Alice Faye Duncan ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The Memphis sanitation strike of 1968 was one of several pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement, and it was in Memphis where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last speech on April 3: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” Summary: This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike–Dr. Following years of poor pay and dangerous working conditions, and provoked by the crushing to death of workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker in garbage compactors, over 700 of the 1300 black sanitation workers met on Sunday, February 11, and agreed to strike. The night before his assassination in April 1968, Martin Luther King told a group of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee: “We’ve got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop The Sanitation Strike of 1968 (Book) : Duncan, Alice Faye : This historical fiction picture book presents the story of nine-year-old Lorraine Jackson, who in 1968 witnessed the Memphis sanitation strike--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand for justice before his assassination--when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968. Martin Luther King’s last speech, ‘I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”, was given during the Memphis sanitation strike in which almost 1000 black workers were on strike for not being treated fairly. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, Written by Alice Faye Duncan Publisher's Summary: In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final stand for justice before his assassination–when her father, a sanitation worker, participated in the protest. This timeline tracks the series of events surrounding the Memphis sanitation workers' strike that began in February, 1968, including the "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his assassination the following day. The Memphis sanitation strike began in February 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Shortly before Martin Luther King was shot, he gave a powerful speech on civil rights. On February 12, 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, began a labor strike to protest unfair wages, unsafe working conditions, and the city’s refusal to recognize their sanitation workers union. Nothing would be more tragic than to stop at this point in Memphis. Outraged at the city's refusal to recognize a labor union that would fight for higher pay and safer working conditions, sanitation workers went on strike. Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop The Sanitation Strike of 1968 (Book) : Duncan, Alice Faye : "In February 1968, two African American sanitation workers were killed by unsafe equipment in Memphis, Tennessee.