Rev. James Lawson leads a march, Memphis, 1968

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Source Collection

Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0475.90012_03.003

Description

Community on the Move for Equality (COME) leader Rev. James Lawson leads a march in Memphis, Tennessee, with a sign reading "King Henry we will not turn back" on February 26, 1968, during the sanitation workers' strike. "King Henry" referred to Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb.

Date Created

9-27-2021

Date

1968-02-26

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Recommended Citation

"Rev. James Lawson leads a march, Memphis, 1968" (2021). Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968. 125.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-swstrike/125