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Jan 20, 2026Labor leader Bill Lucy talks #MLK and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike | #MLKDay2026
Veteran labor leader Bill Lucy provides a firsthand account of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, detailing its origins, the creation of the 'I Am A Man' slogan, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s pivotal, economically-focused involvement.