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Sanitation workers strike supporters marching on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1970. Photograph is part of a series labeled "Strike march."

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Coffin, Tom

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Most protesters carry printed sign that reads, "City employees. AFSCME AFL-CIO Local 1644 on strike for justice-dignity. Woman in center carries a hand-lettered sigh that reads "Lay their money down, Sam." "Sam" is Atlanta mayor Sam Massell. Police officer accompanying the protestors on the right.

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Georgia State University

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. Afscme. Local 1644 (Atlanta, Ga.)
  2. Atlanta
  3. Demonstrations
  4. Georgia
  5. Labor Unions
  6. Picketing
  7. Sanitation Workers
  8. Strikes
  9. Strikes And Lockouts

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