Struggles in Steel: The Fight for Equal Opportunity

Summary This documentary tells the forgotten story of the African-American struggle for equality in the U.S. steel industry (based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). In a series of interviews intermixed with archival footage and stills, we learn how these workers faced and overcame discrimination that came from white workers, the big steel companies, and even from their own unions. View more details

Struggles in Steel: The Fight for Equal Opportunity

Directed : Tony Buba Raymond Henderson

Written : Raymond Henderson Dennis C. Dickerson

Stars : Lyndon B. Johnson Martin Luther King Raymond Henderson Dennis C. Dickerson

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Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Dec 27, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA

Summary This documentary tells the forgotten story of the African-American struggle for equality in the U.S. steel industry (based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). In a series of interviews intermixed with archival footage and stills, we learn how these workers faced and overcame discrimination that came from white workers, the big steel companies, and even from their own unions. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Dec 27, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA

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