[Video] Modibo Kadalie on the 1977 Atlanta sanitation workers' strike and direct action

"This damn Maynard Jackson..."

Scholar/actvist Modibo Kadalie discusses his role in organizing direct action during the 1977 Atlanta Sanitation Workers' Strike and dumping garbage at City Hall.

Submitted by TeflonMaster on October 8, 2013

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Interviewed in Decatur, Georgia, 6 October 2013.

For a complete account of the strike, see "A Disgrace Before God: Striking Black Sanitation Workers vs. Black Officialdom in 1977 Atlanta" by Jason Schultz: http://libcom.org/library/disgrace-god-striking-black-sanitation-workers-vs-black-officialdom-1977-atlanta

Dr. Kadalie's writings are available from On Our Own Authority! Publishing.
www.oooabooks.org

Comments

Uncle Aunty

11 years ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by Uncle Aunty on October 8, 2013

darn video was removed by user?

TeflonMaster

11 years ago

In reply to by libcom.org

Submitted by TeflonMaster on October 8, 2013

Uncle Aunty, the original video that was uploaded for some reason half the video was missing. I edited the original post but it is waiting for moderator approval. This is the video:
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