In the documentary “At the River I Stand”, it tells the narrative of the sanitation workers strike in the year of 1968. In February 1968, the awful working conditions for African Americans came to attention with the death of two sanitation workers. With no insurance, the workers families were left with nothing but desperate times. After this incident, 1300 sanitation workers walked off the job in a strike that lasted for about 65 days. During the strike, it received
In the documentary “At the River I Stand”, it tells the narrative of the sanitation workers strike in the year of 1968. In February 1968, the awful working conditions for African Americans came to attention with the death of two sanitation workers. With no insurance, the workers families were left with nothing but desperate times. After this incident, 1300 sanitation workers walked off the job in a strike that lasted for about 65 days. During the strike, it received