Memphis 1968 glows in stained glass at Clayborn Temple
AllWorld project manager Allison Springfield gives a tour of the new stained-glass windows at Clayborn Temple in Downtown Memphis on Sept. 28, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
An ongoing renovation of the historic church was paused Thursday, Sept. 28, for a look at new stained-glass images of the city’s turmoil in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike.
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