Memphis, Tennessee Feb-March 1968
Sanitation Strikes/Martin Luther King's death
February 1, 1968- Two men are killed in a sanitation truck from an accident.
February 12, 1968- Sanitation workers go on strike.
February 13, 1968- An International Union official comes to Memphis from Washington to talk to the mayor and try to set things right. Mayor says he will just hire new sanitation workers if strikes continue.
February 14, 1968- Talks break off and trash starts to pile up.
February 26-27, 1968- Marches begin and protesters begin to march on city hall.
March 18, 1968- Newspapers post that protests are failing but 17000 show up for city wide march.
March 28, 1968- March turns deadly when police attack the crowd using tear gas baton's and gas. A 16 year old boy named larry payne is killed.
March 29, 1968 President Johnson offers to help with the strikes but mayor Henry Loeb turns them down.
April 3, 1968- Martin Luther King returns to Memphis and gives his " I've been to the Mountain top" address. He cancelled his trip to Africa to try to help in Memphis.
April 4, 1968- James Earl Ray Assassinates Martin Luther King Jr. from the balcony of his hotel.
April 16, 1968- The strike ends after both sides reach agreements.
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