Kyland Evans | Special to The Daily Helmsman

Sanitation workers paved the way in Civil Rights Movement

At dawn, 58-year-old Tommie Davenport gets out of his bed to face the day. While the average person is asleep, Davenport makes his way to the Memphis Solid Waste Management Service Center. For 25 years, he has come into work at 7 a.m., preparing to collect filthy trash, all with a gleaming smile on ...