National Civil Rights Museum on Instagram: “#OnThisDay in 1968, two Black Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death in the back of a city…”
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Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter
![AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fn4_4MGXkAEwkuD.jpg)
AFSCME on Twitter: "Fifty-five years ago today two Memphis sanitation workers, Robert Walker and Echol Cole, were crushed to death when the gears on their truck malfunctioned. The workers' repeated warnings about
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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Unapologetically Memphis on Instagram: “#OnThisDay in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike began in reaction to the deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker and the ongoing…”
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National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike began in reaction to the deaths of Echol Cole and Robert Walker and the ongoing poor working conditions and
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