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At The River I Stand

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Abstract
Documentary of two 1968 events in the civil rights movement-- the sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shows how the black community, local civil rights leaders, and AFSCME mobilized behind the strikers in mass demonstrations and a boycott of downtown businesses. Memphis, Spring 1968 marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a strike by Memphis sanitation worker into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical forces that came together with the inevitability of tragedy at the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This 58-minute documentary brings into sharp relief issues that have only become more urgent in the intervening years: the connection between economic and civil rights, debates over strategies for change, the demand for full inclusion of African Americans in American life and the fight for dignity for public employees and all working people.
Collection
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Collection
Subject
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968, Memphis (Tenn.) -- Officials and employees, AFSCME, King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 -- Assassination, Civil rights movements -- Tennessee -- Memphis, King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968, Assassination, Civil rights movements, Employees, Tennessee -- Memphis
Contributors
Appleby, David (director), Graham, Allison (director), Ross, Steven John (director), Memphis State University. Department of Theatre and Communication Arts (producer), California Newsreel (Firm) (producer)
Duration
00:58:25 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
Name California Newsreel
Roledistributor
Telephone415-284-7800
Address500 Third Street, Suite #505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875
Email[email protected]
Copyright Date
1993-01-01
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