A sanitation worker’s struggle still inspires his son
Johnnie Mosley visited the I Am A Man Plaza at Clayborn Temple. The site was dedicated on April 5, 2018, a day after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo courtesy of Johnnie Mosley)
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Johnnie Mosley
Johnnie Mosley is a native Memphian and founder of Citizens For Better Service. He is the son of John C. White, a Memphis sanitation worker for five decades.
In a 1973 interview with Ebony magazine, Memphis sanitation worker John C. White said Dr. Martin Luther King's sacrifice stayed with him: “I've had a better life.”
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