The Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, in which mostly black workers protested discrimination and low wages, was one of the last major events of the civil rights movement. It attracted Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, and other prominent figures to march with the local leader, Mary Moultrie.
The Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969 in which mostly black workers protested discrimination and low wages was one of the last major events of the civil rights movement It attracted Ralph Abernathy Coretta Scott King Andrew Young and other prominent figures to march with the local leader Mary Moultrie