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And They Will Inherit It

And They Will Inherit It

FromLatino USA


And They Will Inherit It

FromLatino USA

ratings:
Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Almost 70 years ago, a group of majority Mexican-American miners in New Mexico readied themselves for a showdown with their bosses. The miners were going on strike to demand an end to discriminatory practices at the mines. The events inspired the 1954 film "Salt of the Earth"—made by filmmakers who had been blacklisted in Hollywood for supposed leftist sympathies. Latino USA heads to Grant County, New Mexico, to uncover the history of the The Empire Zinc Strike, to find out how a sleepy mining town erupted in protest and if almost 70 years later, anyone still remembers.
Released:
Jul 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Latino USA offers insight into the lived experiences of Latino communities and is a window on the current and merging cultural, political and social ideas impacting Latinos and the nation.