Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials (AFSCME)

(7482) Wurf and Reuther march for King

jruss — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:57:04 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf and UAW President Walter Reuther (lower right, front row) march in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on 8 April 1968, shortly after his assassination.

(8893) King family, Memphis

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:38:54 -0500

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s widow, Coretta Scott King, and their children disembark the plane carrying King's body to Atlanta for his funeral. King was assassinated while showing his support for AFSCME Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike in Memphis.

(8896) March for King

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:17:14 -0500

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s family leads the memorial march held in Memphis after he was assassinated while showing his support for AFSCME Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike. To the right of Coretta Scott King and her children Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter, are Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Andrew Young.

(8897) AFSCME marches for King

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:23:40 -0500

AFSCME International President Jerry Wurf (left), International Organizer James Howard (middle), and International Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Ames participate in the memorial march for Martin Luther King, Jr. King was assassinated while supporting Memphis Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike.

(8898) Wurf, Reuther mourn King

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:31:44 -0500

Seated on the speakers’ platform in front of Memphis City Hall at the rally following the memorial march for Martin Luther King, Jr. are from left: Bishop B. Julian Smith of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, AFSCME International President Jerry Wurf, UAW President Walter P. Reuther, and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Director Don Slaiman. King was assassinated while supporting striking sanitation workers from Local 1733.

(11380) Senator Ted Kennedy honors Martin Luther King, Jr.

jruss — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:15:10 -0400

AFSCME International President Jerry Wurf watches as Reverend Ralph Abernathy (right), leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, welcomes Senator Ted Kennedy to the rostrum at the one year memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis in April 1969.

(12101) Wurf in Memphis

jruss — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:37:20 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf speaks to sanitation workers in a Memphis church in April 1969, one year after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated aiding these workers in their strike for union recognition and improved working conditions.

(12113) Memphis Strike Twentieth Anniversary

jruss — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:50:02 -0400

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy looks on as President Gerald McEntee speaks with reporters on the twentieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death in Memphis.

(24727) Kennedy Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:09:36 -0400

Senator Ted Kennedy remembers Martin Luther King, Jr. one year after his assassination in Memphis.

(24728) Kennedy Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:15:00 -0400

Senator Ted Kennedy remembers Martin Luther King, Jr. one year after his assassination in Memphis.

(24729) Reverend H. Ralph Jackson

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:23:59 -0400

Reverend H. Ralph Jackson, a leader of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike, rests during the one-year remembrance of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

(24730) Michigan Local 41 Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:43:56 -0400

AFSCME members of Detroit Local 41 prepare to march in memory of Martin Luther King on the first anniversary of his assassination.

(24731) AFSCME Leaders Remember King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:50:36 -0400

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Joe Ames (left) and P. J. Ciampa (middle), organizer and leading negotiator during the successful 1968 sanitation workers strike, are seated on the dais in Memphis at the first anniversary memorial of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

(24732) Michigan Local 41 Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:53:53 -0400

AFSCME members of Detroit Local 41 prepare to march in memory of Martin Luther King on the first anniversary of his assassination.

(24733) AFSCME Leaders Remember King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:57:58 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (back seat) and Secretary-Treasurer Joe Ames (front seat) ride in a car during remembrance events in Memphis on the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

(24734) President Wurf Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:02:38 -0400

AFSCME President Wurf speaks in Memphis on the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

(24735) AFSCME Leaders Remember King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:06:44 -0400

AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Joe Ames (right) and Vice President Father Albert Blatz of Minnesota sit on the dais at the first anniversary remembrance of Martin Luther King’s assassination.

(24742) Mourners March for King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:44:43 -0400

Mourners and supporters carry a picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. during a memorial march shortly after his assassination--likely the funeral march held in Atlanta.

(24749) First Anniversary March

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:32:29 -0400

Participants march in Memphis in remembrance of Martin Luther King on the first anniversary of his assassination.

(24750) Wurf Remembers King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:38:20 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf speaks in Memphis at a remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the first anniversary of his assassination.

(24751) Abernathy and Wurf

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:46:04 -0400

Reverend Ralph Abernathy and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf give a press conference in Memphis on the occasion of the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. Reverend H. Ralph Jackson stands behind them.

(24752) Marchers Remember King

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:50:42 -0400

Participants march in Memphis in remembrance of Martin Luther King on the first anniversary of his assassination.

(24753) Supporters Prepare to March

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:06:24 -0400

Supporters and mourners prepare to participate in the first anniversary march commemorating the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis.

(24754) AFSCME Leaders Remember King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:12:43 -0400

AFSCME International Vice President Father Albert Blatz (left) of Minnesota and Secretary-Treasurer Joe Ames (center) prepare to march in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the first anniversary of his assassination in Memphis.

(24755) Remembering King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:31 -0400

15,000 supporters jam Memphis City Hall Plaza during a commemoration ceremony on the first anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.

(24756) Memorial March for King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:46:54 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders march with the King family in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his assassination while supporting striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733. First row from left: singer, actor, and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte; King’s daughter Yolanda; King’s sons, Martin III and Dexter; King’s widow, Coretta Scott King; Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Reverend Andrew Young; and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Second row, beginning right of Yolanda: Bishop B. Julian Smith of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; civil rights leader Bayard Rustin; May Reuther and her husband, UAW President Walter Reuther; and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Director Don Slaiman.

(24757) Coretta Scott and Yolanda King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:14:53 -0400

Coretta Scott King (left), Martin Luther King, Jr.’s widow, and their daughter Yolanda, sit on the dais in Memphis during a memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his assassination.

(24758) Remembering King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:41:46 -0400

Supporters march in Memphis to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.

(24759) T. O. Jones

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:51:28 -0400

T. O. Jones, the first president of Memphis Local 1733 and leader of the 1968 sanitation workers strike, speaks at an event commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Then president of Local 1733 Taylor Rogers looks on. Jones speaks at the Memphis Mason Temple where Dr. King delivered his “I have been to the mountaintop” speech.

(24760) Martin Luther King III

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:56:34 -0400

Martin Luther King III speaks at an event commemorating the twentieth anniversary of his father’s assassination in the Memphis Mason Temple where King, Jr. delivered his “I have been to the mountaintop” speech.

(24761) Remembering King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:01:36 -0400

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee (center, in hat), leads a march in Memphis to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination.

(24762) Bieber Remembers King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:06:18 -0400

UAW President Owen Bieber speaks at an event commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. He speaks at the Memphis Mason Temple where Dr. King gave his “I have been to the mountaintop” speech.

(24763) McEntee Remembers King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:09:57 -0400

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee speaks at an event commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. He speaks at the Memphis Mason Temple where Dr. King gave his “I have been to the mountaintop” speech.

(24764) Young Remembers King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:17:57 -0400

Andrew Young, a political, religious, and civil rights leader, is welcomed to the podium during an event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis.

(24765) Young Remembers King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:22:07 -0400

Andrew Young, a political, religious, and civil rights leader, speaks during an event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis.

(24766) Young, Finley, and Wurf Remember King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:43:56 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders chat at an event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in Memphis. From left: Andrew Young, a political, religious, and civil rights leader; Murray Finley, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union of America; and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf.

(24767) Remembering King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:58:08 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders sing “We Shall Overcome” during an event to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Memphis Local 1733 sanitation workers strike and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Starting third from left: Amalgamated Clothing Workers President Murray Finley, AFSCME President Jerry Wurf, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy, AFSCME Staff Representative Joe Paisley, AFSCME Area Director Leamon Hood, and Local 1733 President Taylor Rogers.

(24780) Remembering King

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:49:02 -0400

Crowds of people attended a ceremony in Memphis to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. on the fifth anniversary of his assassination.

(24782) Bayh, Wurf, and Fauntroy Remember King

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:13:38 -0400

Indiana Senator Birch Bayh (left), AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (center), and District of Columbia Delegate Walter E. Fauntroy (right) attend a memorial service for Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third anniversary of his assassination while supporting striking sanitation workers of Memphis Local 1733.

(24783) Hood, Wurf, and Fauntroy Remember King

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:26:39 -0400

AFSCME International Director Leamon Hood (left), AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (center), and District of Columbia Delegate Walter Fauntroy (right) attend a memorial service for Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third anniversary of his assassination while supporting striking sanitation workers of Memphis Local 1733.

(24784) Remembering King

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:34:05 -0400

A march in Washington, D.C. on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday remembers the man and urges for adoption of his birthday as a national holiday. Leading the marchers, fourth from right, is District of Columbia Delegate to Congress Walter Fauntroy.

(24785) Memphis Local 1733 Executive Board

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:50:00 -0400

Members of Memphis Local 1733 executive board at a ceremony on the third anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. Row 1 from left: Local 1733 acting administrator Leamon Hood; AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; District of Columbia Delegate to Congress Walter Fauntroy; William Lucy, executive assistant to President Wurf; and Alberta Jeffries. Row 2 from left: Florine Cannon, Berry Harwell, Deborah Howery, George Moeller, Annie Boyd, and Fosta Brown. Row 3 from left: Rebecca Hudson, Albert Pigram, Melvin Jones, and Morris Griffin.

(24786) Mourning King

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:57:48 -0400

A mourner pays respects at Martin Luther King, Jr.’s grave in Atlanta. Dr. King lost his life while supporting AFSCME Local 1733 sanitation workers striking in Memphis under the slogan “I AM a Man.”

(24787) Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:11:19 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf speaks at a ceremony in Memphis to dedicate a road previously known as Confederacy Boulevard as Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway on the third anniversary of King’s assassination.

(24788) Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway

jruss — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:16:37 -0400

Memphis Chapter Chairman James Jordan speaks at a ceremony in Memphis to dedicate a road previously known as Confederacy Boulevard as Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway on the third anniversary of King’s assassination.

(25791) Remembering King

jruss — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:29:29 -0400

Bishop E.L. Hickman of the Diocese of Georgia speaks at an event in Memphis to mark the 3rd anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Seated from left are the Reverend Henry Logan Starks, an important leader during the 1968 sanitation workers strike; Mrs. H.L. Starks; William Lucy, then executive assistant to AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; and Mrs. Leamon Hood, whose husband was a regional director for AFSCME.

(26942) 1977 King anniversary

jruss — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:07:11 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders march in Memphis in 1977 on the ninth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. From left: AFSCME Memphis Local 1733 Director James E. Smith; AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy; NAACP Executive Secretary Maxine Smith; and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf.

(26943) 1977 King anniversary

jruss — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:24:32 -0400

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.

(26944) 1985 King anniversary

jruss — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:34:00 -0400

AFSCME President Gerald McEntee speaks on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1985 at the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It was on this balcony that Dr. King was shot in 1968 while supporting striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733.

(26945) 1974 King anniversary

jruss — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:42:06 -0400

Reverend Ralph Jackson speaks in Memphis in 1974 on the sixth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.