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    At the River I Stand

    1993 · Documentary · 56m

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  1. Feb 12, 2024 · Watch how African American sanitation workers fought for dignity and a living wage in 1968 Memphis, and how their struggle intersected with Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign. The film explores the themes of economic and civil rights, nonviolent and violent change, and racial inclusion.

  2. Jun 27, 2023 · Watch how a strike by Memphis sanitation workers became a civil rights and economic justice movement, and led to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Learn about the historical context, the challenges, and the legacy of this pivotal event in American history.

  3. A 1993 film that chronicles the events leading to Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in Memphis in 1968, while he supported a sanitation workers' strike. The film features narration by Paul Winfield and interviews with King's associates and witnesses.

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  4. Oct 15, 2009 · To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit:http://newsreel.org/video/AT-THE-RIVER-I-STANDDuring two eventful mo...

    • Oct 15, 2009
    • 37.7K
    • California Newsreel
  5. Currently you are able to watch "At the River I Stand" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis This moving documentary recounts the two months leading to Martin Luther King Jr.'s death in 1968, coinciding with the 65-day strike of 1300 Memphis sanitation workers.

  6. Jun 28, 2022 · This film reconstructs the two eventful months in 1968 that led to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the climax of the Civil Rights Movement. It s...

    • Jun 29, 2022
    • 1865
    • Leftist Film Vault
  7. Apr 1, 2015 · Duration: 58 minutes. Subtitles: English. Availability: Limited + Show. Memphis, Spring 1968 marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the two eventful months that transformed a strike by Memphis sanitation workers into a national conflagration, and disentangles the complex historical ...

    • Apr 1, 2015
    • 2100
    • California Newsreel
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