When Workers Shot Back | KPFA
Guest: Robert Ovetz is a lecturer in Political Science and Public Administration at San José State University. He writes about the politics of the labor movement, work, and the crisis of capitalism at the turn of the 20th century. He is the author of the book When Workers Shot Back: Class Conflict from 1877 to … Continued
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“ 'The mass media, right up to The New York Times, was supporting the police story that they had no choice but to open fire on this mob,' says #GregMitchell, who directed the new PBS #documentary #MemorialDayMassacreWorkersDieFilmBuried, and edited a companion book that is the first oral history on the tragedy."
#MemorialDayMassacre: #Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/26/memorial_day_massacre_1937_greg_mitchell
#LaborHistory #USLaborHistory #PoliceViolence
Memorial Day Massacre: Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up
We look at the largely forgotten 1937 Memorial Day Massacre, when police in Chicago shot at and gassed a peaceful gathering of striking steelworkers and their supporters, killing 10 people, most of them shot in the back. It was a time like today, when unions were growing stronger. The workers were on strike against Republic Steel, and the police attacked them with weapons supplied by the company. The tragic story is told in a new PBS documentary. “The mass media, right up to The New York Times, was supporting the police story that they had no choice but to open fire on this mob,” says Greg Mitchell, who directed the new PBS documentary, Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried, and edited a companion book that is the first oral history on the tragedy. The film can be viewed at PBS.org and was produced by Lyn Goldfarb.
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