Documentary describing the history of the labor and civil rights movements in the first half of the twentieth century. The film uses a mixture of photographs, film excerpts, documentary footage, narration, voice acting, and folk music to capture the essence of labor and civil rights struggles. Topics addressed include: immigration from Europe, working conditions for children, labor strikes in the 1910s, World War I, the rise of the KKK and the anti-communist Palmer Raid, social reforms of the 1920s, the Great Depression, veteran's protests in Washington, D.C., the rise of the CIO, the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, World War II, and the civil rights protests.
Directed by Harold Mayer.
WCFTR call number: CD 097
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