Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! In February of 1968, 1100 African-American Memphis sanitation workers went on strike. Historian Ryan Jones explained the events leading up to the ...

For 63 mostly uninterrupted years, the rhythms of Elmore Nickleberry’s life have included the rumbles and roars of Memphis’ sanitation trucks. Even now, at 85 and the longest-tenured employee in the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in the ...

Leaders from The BIG We discuss rebuilding Clayborn Temple after the arson fire and highlight upcoming events honoring the ...

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