Landmark documentary about MLK and labor screens Feb. 24

At the River I Stand,

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which tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, last days in Memphis supporting striking workers, will screen Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Riverview Theater.

The special showing is sponsored by AFSCME Council 5 and DFL Senate District 62. The film screens at 7 p.m. at the Riverview, 3800 42nd Avenue S., Minneapolis. Admission is free but donations will be accepted, with a portion of proceeds benefitting DFL Somali voter outreach. Organizers urge the audience to come early to socialize and ensure a seat.

At the River I Stand is an important telling of the story of the strike by mostly African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968, and King’s role in their struggle. It was in support of the strikers, the night before his death, that King made his famous “I have been to the mountaintop” speech. The documentary brings into sharp relief issues that are just as relevant today: the framework of the connection between economic and civil rights, the debate over violent vs. nonviolent change, and the demand for full inclusion of African Americans in American life.

The 56-minute film was produced in 1993 and directed by David Appleby, Allison Graham and Steven Ross.

The struggle for dignity was a key force behind the strike by Memphis sanitation workers in 1968.

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