(26943) 1977 King anniversary

Posted October 25th, 2011 by jruss

AFSCME
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials (AFSCME)
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Lawson, James M., 1928-
Lucy, William
Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968
Smith, Maxine Atkins
Wurf, Jerry, 1919-

Labor and civil rights leaders march in Memphis in 1977 on the ninth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Left of man wearing sign is James M. Lawson. Right of young boy: AFSCME Memphis Local 1733 Director James E. Smith; AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy; NAACP Executive Secretary Maxine Smith; and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf.