Problem 1: Who was T.O. Jones and how did he lead the Memphis Sanitation Strike?
Problem 2: What was so different about this particular strike? Explain and describe why it was the first of its kind.
Problem 3: What critical role did Reverend James Lawson play within this strike? How did his involvement change the overall thoughts and feelings of the sanitization workers?
Problem 4: "The Poor People's Campaign" what was it, and what was its connection to the Memphis Sanitation Strike?
Problem 5: How did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. impact the negotiations of the strike?
Problem 6: "I Am a Man" was the statement chosen to represent the sanitation workers. Why?