UNUM Short: A Strike that Changed America

UNUM: A new way to explore American history from Ken Burns.

UNUM Shorts Episode 11 | 8m 37s | CC

Reacting to a scene from THE ROOSEVELTS, US Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio considers the legacy of the United Mine Workers Strike of 1902 and the role our modern government should play in labor disputes.

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