Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried
Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried (Preview)
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When police killed ten union activists in Chicago—and the film cover-up that followed.
The first film to fully explore the 1937 tragedy in Chicago, when police shot and killed ten pro-labor marchers--and the shocking film cover-up that followed. This haunting episode transformed union organizing in the U.S. while revealing the dangers of official secrets and media suppression, with profound lessons for Americans today. Directed by Greg Mitchell and Produced by Lyn Goldfarb.
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Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried
Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried (Preview)
Preview: Season 1 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The first film to fully explore the 1937 tragedy in Chicago, when police shot and killed ten pro-labor marchers--and the shocking film cover-up that followed. This haunting episode transformed union organizing in the U.S. while revealing the dangers of official secrets and media suppression, with profound lessons for Americans today. Directed by Greg Mitchell and Produced by Lyn Goldfarb.
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On Memorial Day in 1937, striking workers at Republic Steel in South Chicago gathered for a picnic when union activists marched towards the plant.
Police attacked.
Why were ten workers killed then?
Why was the only film footage of the tragedy hidden from the public?
The lessons for workers in the media still resonate today.
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