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Struggles in steel : the story of African-American steelworkers.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Black studies in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Employment--History--20th century.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Migrations--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in employment--United States--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in employment.
- Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892.
- Iron and steel workers--United States--History--20th century.
- Iron and steel workers.
- Steel industry and trade--United States--History--20th century.
- Steel industry and trade.
- Steel Strike, U.S., 1919-1920.
- Strikes and lockouts--Steel industry--United States--History.
- Strikes and lockouts.
- Labor unions--United States--African American membership--History--20th century.
- Labor unions.
- Labor unions--United States--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (57 minutes).
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on original container: Fight for equal opportunity
- Struggles in steel
- Story of African-American steelworkers
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1996.
- Language Note:
- This edition in English.
- Summary:
- This video documents for the first time the history of discrimination against black workers and their heroic struggle for equality on the job. It provides badly needed historical background to current angry debates on race and affirmative action. The film is the result of a unique collaboration between black steelworker Ray Henderson and his old high school buddy, noted independent filmmaker, Tony Buba. Together they interviewed more than 70 retired black steelworkers who tell heart-rending tales of struggles with the company, the union and white co-workers to break out of the black "job ghetto" of the most dangerous, dirty and low paid jobs.
- Notes:
- "Produced in association with the Independent Television Service with major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting."
- OCLC:
- 840838435
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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