Clayborn Temple and the 1968 Sanitation Workers' Strike

Clayborn Temple served as a major meeting place and staging ground for Memphis sanitation workers during the 1968 strike that demanded better wages and safety after the deaths of two workers. The church hosted community meetings and was a departure point for the 'I Am a Man' marches that drew national attention and brought Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis. The building remains a historic landmark tied to labor and civil-rights actions that preceded King's assassination.