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DESCRIPTION:ANSWER Activist Meeting & Film in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.\n\n“At 
 the River I Stand”\n\nJoin us for a film showing and discussion of the 
 life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the struggle for civil rights. Get 
 involved in the movement against war and racism—Find out how you can 
 volunteer!\n\nIn 1968, Memphis's 1300 sanitation workers formed the lowest 
 caste of a deeply racist society, earning so little they qualified for 
 welfare. In the film, At the River I Stand, retired workers recall the 
 threats they faced as they took on the entire white power structure when 
 they struck for higher wages and union recognition.\n\nBut local civil 
 rights leaders and the Black community soon realized the strike was a 
 struggle for economic justice for all African Americans. Stirring 
 historical footage shows the community mobilizing behind the strikers, 
 organizing mass demonstrations and an Easter boycott of downtown 
 businesses. One day a placard appeared on the picket lines which in its 
 radical simplicity summed up the meaning of the strike: "I am a man."\n\nIn 
 March, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis as part of his "Poor People's 
 Campaign" to expand the civil rights agenda to the economy. The film 
 recreates the controversies between King's advisors, local leaders, and 
 younger militants which led to open conflict. King felt obliged to return 
 to Memphis to complete a nonviolent march despite the by-now feverish 
 racial tensions. The film recaptures the driving sense of foreboding as 
 King delivered his final "I have been to the mountain-top" speech. The next 
 day, April 4. 1968, he was assassinated. 56 minutes, 1993.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/10/18471522.php
SUMMARY:Film honoring MLK "At the River I Stand"
LOCATION:2489 Mission St. #28 (at 21st St.), SF\nnear 24th St. BART/#14,#49 MUNI\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/10/18471522.php
DTSTART:20080116T030000Z
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