Poster for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike

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A poster used during the Memphis Sanitation Strike that took place from February to April 1968. The strike was lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The light blue poster has centered, large, block, red text that reads, [I AM / A MAN] with the word [AM] underlined in red. Printed below in smaller red text is the word, [MEMPHIS]. Along the bottom edge of the poster, in small red text, is the printer’s name and location, [tea lautec litho - san Francisco] printed on the left and [(c) 1968 EMERSON GRAPHICS – 243 COLLINS STREET. SAN FRANCISCO 94118 / MAIL ORDER $1.25 (QUANTITY PRICES ON REQUEST)] printed on the right. There is an inscription written in black ink on the back of the poster that reads, [GIFT OF JOHN DE FOREST].

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