Echol Cole
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Echol Cole was a sanitation worker whose tragic death in 1968, when he was crushed in a garbage compactor, sparked a significant strike advocating for better working conditions and pay, ultimately drawing Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis.
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Echol Cole was one of the two workers who were crushed in a garbage compactor in 1968.
The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr’s final days suffers a devastating fire | World NewsThe Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·
Jamaica· 2025-04-29
Jamaica· 2025-04-29
