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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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
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Memphis had another shameful tragedy in 1968. It could have been avoided - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
![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
National Civil Rights Museum - In February 1968, Echol Cole and Robert Walker (neither pictured), two Memphis sanitation collectors, died after a malfunctioning truck compressed the workers. Their deaths activated the fight
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Black History Month and the Workplace: Remembering Echol Cole and Robert Walker – The Pacific Northwest OSHA Education Center Blog
![Too little has changed since 1968, union officials say at memorial - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Too little has changed since 1968, union officials say at memorial - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism](https://i0.wp.com/mlk50.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/178GoOIVQ9RprzOG0e6swfQ.jpg?resize=600%2C400&ssl=1)
Too little has changed since 1968, union officials say at memorial - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
![Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter Bob Lonsberry on Twitter: "In memory of Echol Cole and Robert Walker. Gone 50 years today. #iamaman https://t.co/vhmFxKdHMY" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DU8ymbRVwAAuzIl.jpg)