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Unapologetically Memphis on Instagram: “#OnThisDay in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike began in reaction to the deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker and the ongoing…”
![AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn4_4MGXkAEwkuD.jpg)
AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about
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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
![Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DU8ymbRVwAAuzIl.jpg)
Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter
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Too little has changed since 1968, union officials say at memorial - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
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