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Tag: strike

Posted inObituaries

Former Memphis Sanitation Worker Recognized for Role in 1968 Strike Dies

by Article submittedNovember 10, 2020November 11, 2020

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former sanitation worker who was awarded a $70,000 grant years after participating in the 1968 Memphis sanitation worker’s’ strike has died. Kelly Lofton Sr. was 89 when he died Monday. His daughter said he worked for the city from 1951 to 1995. The strike he took part in was led by […]

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