(Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913)

Content: An epic labor strike that devastated Michigan's Copper Country in 1913 haunts the American labor movement to this day. Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union Christmas party, a tragedy immortalized by Woody Guthrie in his ballad "1913 Massacre." The event remains the deadliest unsolved manslaughter in U.S. history.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

55 minutes

Year:

2013

Directors:

Jonathan Silvers

Production companies:

PBS

Crews:

Director