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Home > About AFSCME > Dr. King and the 1968 AFSCME Memphis Sanitation Strike > In Memphis: A Special Report from the Southern Regional Council > In Memphis: More than a Garbage Strike

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. The Strike
3. The "Sit-In"
4. The February 23 March
5. Demonstrations
6. City Council Meeting - February 27
7. Legal Actions
8. Legislative Action
9. The Issues
10. The Police
11. Dignity as an Issue
12. A Coalition?
13. Outcome in Doubt
14. Tragedy Waiting in the Wings

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