Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sanitation Workers' Strike
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
1. Sanitation Workers' Strike Marker
Led by African American workers and civil rights coalition, 1978, against sanitation dept., here. It reshaped the labor movement in N.C.
Erected 2019 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-125.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Labor Unions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.
Location. 35° 57.188′ N, 77° 47.272′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue (North Carolina Route 97) and Spruce Street, on the right when traveling north on Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 742 Atlantic Ave, Rocky Mount NC 27801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1978 Rocky Mount Sanitation Workers Strike (a few steps from this marker); Martin Luther King Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln Park Historic District (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jim Thorpe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Adolphus Staton (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial At Jack Laughery Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Mount.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Jim Thorpe (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
2. Sanitation Workers' Strike Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
