I am somebody, three films by Madeline Anderson
Type
Label
I am somebody, three films by Madeline Anderson
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
I am somebody
Runtime
28
Sub title
three films by Madeline Anderson
Summary
In 1969, black female hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina went on strike for union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the state government and the National Guard. Featuring Andrew Young, Charles Abernathy, and Coretta Scott King and produced by Local 1199, New York's Drug and Hospital Union, I AM SOMEBODY is a crucial document in the struggle for labor rights
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
- Anderson, Madeline
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Hospitals + Employees + Labor unions -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- African American Muslims -- Biography
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography
- Streaming video
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
Content
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
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- Genre2
- Subject13
- Charleston (S.C.) -- Race relations
- X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
- Anderson, Madeline
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Hospitals + Employees + Labor unions -- South Carolina -- Charleston
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- African American Muslims -- Biography
- Hospital Workers' Strike, Charleston, S.C., 1969
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography
- Streaming video
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 20th century
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