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I AM a Man

Striking members of Memphis Local 1733 hold signs whose slogan symbolized the sanitation workers' campaign in 1968.
Creator: Copley, Richard L.
Date: 1968
Collection: AFSCME Communications Department Records
Citation
Copley, Richard L., “I AM a Man,” I Am A Man, accessed February 22, 2025, https://projects.lib.wayne.edu/iamaman/items/show/180.