Events Calendar
"Uprising of 34"
February 4, 2008 ( 04:30PM - 06:00PM )
Monday, February 4, 2008: “Uprising of ‘34” (1995, 90 min.)
Filmmakers: Judith Helfand, Susanne Rostock, George Stoney
In 1934, the same year as the massive Teamster strike in Minneapolis, Southern textile workers led a nationwide walkout by half a million people?the largest single-industry strike in US history. Some mill workers were murdered, thousands more were blacklisted, and many were so intimidated that "union" became a dirty word in Southern communities for decades to come. A thoughtful exploration of the paternalistic relationship between mill management and its employees, the dynamics between black and white workers, and the impact of the New Deal on the lives of working people, the film is intended to spark discussion on class, race, economics, and power issues still vital today.
Speaker: Dan Graff, Assistant Professor of History; Director of Undergraduate Studies in History