Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

I am somebody, three films by Madeline Anderson

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
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Interviewer
onscreenparticipant
Performer
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