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The sanitation workers’ strike without a name

Near the end of the 19th century, Memphis found itself in an unenviable position. A series of yellow fever outbreaks had killed thousands of residents and caused tens of thousands more to flee the city. Efforts to rehabilitate Memphis’ tattered reputation rested not in the hands of city officials but the sanitation workers charged with […]

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