Independent Lens
Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
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.
- Premiere Date
- February 2, 1998
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Anthony Buba
Producer
Raymond Henderson
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The Film
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.
