Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkers

An examination of the 100-year struggle of African American steelworkers for equal rights in the mills.
Awards & Recognition
Winner
1998 duPont Awards - Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award
A moving and insightful examination of the 100-year struggle of African American steelworkers for equal rights in the mills. Combining archival footage and frank interviews with dozens of workers, Struggles in Steel: A Story of African-American Steelworkers paints an uncompromising picture of how one culture was hit especially hard by the industry's collapse.