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Title:

Struggles in steel [videorecording] : a story of African-American steelworkers / a film by Tony Buba, Raymond Henderson ; Independent Television Service ; produced & directed by Tony Buba, Raymond Henderson ; Braddock Films.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Edition:

[Full screen].

Publisher:

California Newsreel,

Copyright Date:

2009?

Description:

1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

African American iron and steel workers--History--20th century.
African American labor union members--United States--History--20th century.
Iron and steel workers--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Steel industry and trade--United States--History--20th century.
Labor unions--United States--History--20th century.
Discrimination in employment--United States--History--20th century.
Industrial relations--United States--History--20th century.
Iron and steel workers--United States--Interviews.
Steel industry and trade--United States--History.--History.
Strikes and lockouts--History.--United States--History.
Migration, Internal--United States--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--History--20th century.
Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa., 1892.
Steel Strike, U.S., 1919-1920.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)--History.
Feature films--United States.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Buba, Tony. drt drt
Henderson, Raymond. drt drt
Allen, Ashton.
Brown, Francis.
Langley, James.
King, Lattie.
Montgomery, Oliver.
Sharpley, James.
King, Otis.
Fields, Earl.
Braddock Films.
Independent Television Service.
California Newsreel (Firm)

Notes:

Based on an idea by Ray Henderson and the book Out of the crucible/ Dennis C. Dickerson. Documentary. "A film from California Newsreel." Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. Featuring Ashton Allen, Raymond Henderson, Francis Brown, James Langley, Lattie King, Oliver Montgomery, James Sharpley, Otis King, Earl Fields.

Summary:

Documents the history of discrimination against black workers and their struggle for equality on the job. A collaboration between black steelworker Ray Henderson and his high school buddy, independent filmmaker, Tony Buba. Together they interviewed more than 70 retired black steelworkers who tell of struggles with the company, the union and white co-workers to break out of the black "job ghetto" of the most dangerous, dirty and low paid jobs.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)297539850

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)