The Civil Rights Era Begins in Memphis
The Civil Rights Era Begins in Memphis. In 1954, the national NAACP won the hard fought court battle Brown v. Board of Education. This case ruled that applying the concept of "separate but …
Civil Rights Movement - Tennessee Encyclopedia
Oct 8, 2017 · Activists such as newspaper publisher Ida Wells-Barnett of Memphis and other local leaders fought for black civil rights. Black Tennesseans who were able to vote used the ballot …
Explore the Civil Rights History of Memphis – US Civil Rights Trail
Explore how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech and subsequent murder in Memphis brought worldwide attention to the fight for civil rights.
Early Memphis - Ben Hooks Institute - The University of Memphis
Oct 26, 2024 · By 1850, Memphis was the nation's largest inland market for enslaved black workers and the "biggest inland cotton market in the world." More than 3,000 enslaved people …
The 1968 Sanitation Workers’ Strike That Drew MLK to Memphis
Jul 21, 2020 · On February 12, 1968, 1,300 Black sanitation workers in Memphis began a strike to demand better working conditions and higher pay. Their stand marked an early fight for …
An Unseen Light - National Civil Rights Museum
In An Unseen Light, eminent and rising scholars offer a multidisciplinary examination of Memphis's role in African American history during the twentieth century. Together, they …
“I Am A Man” Dr. King and The Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike
The Civil Rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., went to Memphis to support the sanitation workers. He marched with them and made speeches. During the marches, many workers wore …
People's power: Memphis’ early history of race ... - StoryBoard Memphis
Jun 28, 2018 · Memphis has a long and complex history with race, power and civil rights. From pre-Civil War days to 2018, there’s been hatred, slaughter and systematic oppression, but …
On the U.S. Civil Rights Trail in Memphis, Tennessee
Apr 20, 2023 · In the spring of 1968, Reverend Martin Luther King travelled to Memphis, Tennessee to support a strike by Black sanitation workers at the height of the American civil …
Mapping Civil Rights History - The University of Memphis
Oct 26, 2024 · Welcome to the Mapping Civil Rights History Portal! Through the links below and to the right, you can explore the history of seminal events and locations in the American Civil …
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