“ 'The mass media, right up to The New York Times, was supporting the police story that they had no choice but to open fire on this mob,' says #GregMitchell, who directed the new PBS #documentary #MemorialDayMassacreWorkersDieFilmBuried, and edited a companion book that is the first oral history on the tragedy."

#MemorialDayMassacre: #Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/26/memorial_day_massacre_1937_greg_mitchell

#LaborHistory #USLaborHistory #PoliceViolence

“ 'The mass media, right up to The New York Times, was supporting the police story that they had no choice but to open fire on this mob,' says #GregMitchell, who directed the new PBS #documentary #MemorialDayMassacreWorkersDieFilmBuried, and edited a companion book that is the first oral history on the tragedy."

#MemorialDayMassacre: #Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/26/memorial_day_massacre_1937_greg_mitchell

#LaborHistory #USLaborHistory #PoliceViolence

“ 'The mass media, right up to The New York Times, was supporting the police story that they had no choice but to open fire on this mob,' says #GregMitchell, who directed the new PBS #documentary #MemorialDayMassacreWorkersDieFilmBuried, and edited a companion book that is the first oral history on the tragedy."

#MemorialDayMassacre: #Chicago Cops Killed 10 During 1937 Steel Strike, Then the Media Covered It Up

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/26/memorial_day_massacre_1937_greg_mitchell

#LaborHistory #USLaborHistory #PoliceViolence