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African-American man with name tag at Atlanta sanitation workers' strike protest march, Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1970

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Coffin, Tom

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Name tag may read "Ralph Body, Hill Street." Most protesters carry printed signs that reads, "City employees. AFSCME AFL-CIO Local 1644 on strike for justice-dignity."

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Georgia State University

Record Harvested From

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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