<p>Episode 4 of the I AM STORY podcast looks at the impact the strike had on the lives of the people involved and the challenges workers have faced in the years since.</p>

Episode 4 of the I AM STORY podcast looks at the impact the strike had on the lives of the people involved and the challenges workers have faced in the years since.

Stand Up, Don't Sit Down

In 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions.  

They declared a strike that would lead to a movement that would shake the nation. 

The I AM STORY podcast tells the story of the sanitation workers who dared to declare: I AM A MAN.

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In 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions. They declared a strike that would lead to a movement that would shake the nation. The I AM STORY podcast tells the story of the sanitation workers who dared to declare: I AM A MAN.

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