Surviving Memphis Sanitation Workers From 1968 Strike Honored by the NAACP With Prestigious 'Vanguard Award'
January 11, 2018
January 11, 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO) issued the following news release:
On Tuesday, January 9, the fourteen surviving sanitation workers who participated in the pivotal 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike were honored by the NAACP in Memphis and received the organization's vaunted Vanguard Award in conjunction with the 49th NAACP Image Awards, scheduled to take place in Pasadena, CA on January 15th . . .
On Tuesday, January 9, the fourteen surviving sanitation workers who participated in the pivotal 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike were honored by the NAACP in Memphis and received the organization's vaunted Vanguard Award in conjunction with the 49th NAACP Image Awards, scheduled to take place in Pasadena, CA on January 15th . . .