Archive ID: MC-3.4-9

Memorial Day Massacre Commemoration

Date Created: 2009-05-30

Donor: Rod Sellers

Media Type: Film/Video

Language: English

Backstory:

This video documents a commemoration held at the Local 1033 union hall in Southeast Chicago in 2009. The event commemorates the Memorial Day Massacre which occurred during the Little Steel Strike of 1937. During the strike, ten strike supporters at the Republic mill in Southeast Chicago were killed by city police and nearly a hundred wounded. This clip shows an enactment of late 19th century black labor activist Lucy Parsons describing Chicago labor history.

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Historic Events Local 1033 (Republic) Memorial Day Massacre Mills Republic Steel Industry Strikes Unions Film/Video