Medical District in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

It was a Struggle for Freedom For Dignity and For Equality

Recognition

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 25, 2017

1. It was a Struggle for Freedom For Dignity and For Equality Marker

Inscription. The City of Memphis recognizes the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO Local 1733 as the designated representative for the Division of Public Works for the purpose of negotiations on wages hours and conditions of employment to the full extent and authority provided by the charter of the City of Memphis and the laws of the State of Tennessee.

The term "certain employees" as used herein places no limitations or restrictions in the right of any employee to belong to or be represented by the union.

For the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO Local 1733 on April 16, 1968-Jerry Wurf, PJ Ciampa, TO Jones and William Lucy Presented April 4, 1992, by Gerald W. McEntee, International President and William Lucy International Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees AFL-CIO

Erected 1992 by American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Labor Unions. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1968.

Location. 35° 8.327′ N, 90° 2.732′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in the Medical District. It is at the intersection

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of Beale Street and Danny Thomas (U.S. 51), on the right when traveling east on Beale Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 485 Beale Street Memphis TN, Memphis TN 38103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George W. Lee (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hunt-Phelan Home (about 500 feet away); Phi Beta Sigma/Abram Langston Taylor (about 600 feet away); Mary Church Terrell (about 600 feet away); Church Park (about 600 feet away); Sara Roberta Church (about 700 feet away); Blair T. Hunt, Sr. / Blair T. Hunt, Jr. (about 700 feet away); Universal Life Insurance Building / Universal Life Insurance Company (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike (1968). (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)
2. Decades Later, Memphis to Compensate Black Sanitation Strikers of 1968. (Submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 25, 2017

2. It was a Struggle for Freedom For Dignity and For Equality Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 25, 2017

3. It was a Struggle for Freedom For Dignity and For Equality Marker

Honorary name of Beale Street in front of AFSCME building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, August 25, 2017

4. Honorary name of Beale Street in front of AFSCME building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 971 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 25, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.