This was all done by hand, and was back-breaking work. Instead people had any number of metal trash cans that had to be fetched from the house by the sanitation crew, lugged to the street to be emptied, and then had to be returned to the residence. ![]() In those days, there were no standardized trash containers wheeled to the street by residents for easy pick up. The strike brought attention to the working conditions of these men. The strike had been gaining momentum with the powerful “I Am A Man” slogan and placards. Elsewhere in Memphis, a strike by the city’s sanitation workers continued. ![]() All of the recording studios were reeling from that untimely tragedy. ![]() It’s biggest black musical star, Otis Redding, had passed away in December 1967 at age 26. 1968 was a pivotal year for the country as a whole and Memphis in particular.
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