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    I AM STORY

    I AM STORY

    I AM STORY

    ratings:
    Length:
    8 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    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.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 8 of 8 episodes

    Title

    We Will Never Stop

    In the fifth episode of the I AM Story podcast, current labor leaders discuss how the l...

    31 minutes
    		Jun 13, 2023

    Stand Up, Don't Sit Down

    Episode 4 of the I AM STORY podcast looks at the impact the strike had on the lives of ...

    31 minutes
    		May 09, 2023

    We Will Not Be Turned Around

    Seven weeks after the sanitation strike began, garbage was piling up and the city was f...

    63 minutes
    		Apr 18, 2023

    I Am A Man

    In the wake of the deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker, 1,300 Memphis sanitation wor...

    41 minutes
    		Apr 11, 2023

    The Breaking Point

    In 1968, Memphis sanitation workers faced dangerous and degrading conditions on the job...

    42 minutes
    		Apr 04, 2023

    PREVIEW: The strike that shook the nation

    In 1968, Memphis sanitation workers went on strike – for dignity, for respect, for reco...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 28, 2023

    INTRODUCING THE I AM STORY PODCAST

    In 1968, two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to ...

    2 minutes
    		Mar 03, 2023

    SNEAK PEEK: I AM STORY

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

    1 minute
    		Feb 01, 2023