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Millions of Us

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Scope and Contents

[76] - American Labor Films; 16mm ; good, yet missing opening frames; Black and White; On Reel; Positive; English; Hopelessness and unemployment, working class power; organizing. The film is the story of a homeless, unemployed gentleman who has trouble finding work in a society that is geared for the wealthy and middle class. He finds work at a plant that is on strike and is stopped at the door by the striking workers for being a "scab". One of the workers explains the cause of the strike and need for working people, like himself, to rise up and show their power against management. He stresses the need to organize and not be divided. The main character then understands the cause and walked the strike line with the workers. Title frames not present, no lead, 20 min. long. -- 650 feet of film

Dates

  • 1936-1985

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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Extent

28.11 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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