Massacre At Republic Steel
In the Memorial Day Massacre of May 30, 1937, police open fire on a peaceful demonstration at Republic Steel. Fleeing picketers step on bodies as shots are fired into the crowd. Cops attack protesters, then load them into police wagons. In another shot, workers and police look down at a casualty. Gripping and dramatic.
| Identifier | CLIP-10618 |
| Duration | 49 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | May 30 1937 |
| Keywords | workers, blue collar, history, People, crowd, paddy wagons, police, john l. lewis, demonstration, uniforms, Crowd, striking, unions, fighting, shooting, demonstraters, strike breaking, Republic Steel, repression, labor history, union busting, class warfare, picket signs, shooters, organizing, John L. Lewis, Demonstration, strikers, protester, riot, violence, violent, billy clubs, melee, nightsticks, History, people, panic, steel workers, labor movement |
