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I Am Somebody

In 1969, four hundred poorly paid black women working in a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, went on strike to demand union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the National Guard and the state government.

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Ralph Abernathy
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Leon Davis
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Coretta Scott King
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I Am Somebody: Sick And Tired
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Awards

  • 2019 - National Film Registry - National Film Preservation Board - winner

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