Mar 28, 2019 - Sale 2503

Sale 2503 - Lot 299

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(KING, MARTIN LUTHER.) I Am a Man, AFSCME. The 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Strike, Memphis, Tennessee. Black and white poster with a photographic inset, 14 x 22 inches, on glossy light board; heavy creasing consistent with use at a rally, minor foxing, 4 tack holes along top edge. Memphis, circa 1978?
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This poster was produced to commemorate the death of King, whose support for the striking sanitation workers brought him to Memphis. The Richard Copley photograph shows the Rev. Theodore Hibbler and striker Ted Brown marching in Memphis on 29 March 1968, shortly before the assassination. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has remained closely linked with Dr. King in historical memory ever since. While not dated, the numeral "78" appears next to the Allied Printers logo at the bottom of the placard, which may suggest a 1978 production date in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the shooting. Other examples are known with smaller margins, measuring just under 20 inches in width; priority is undetermined.