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Labor comes of age (1969)

1969 · Short film · 18 min

Synopsis

Labor's struggle for recognition under the New Deal, with Roosevelt backing the workers and the protective laws that followed; an episode of the ABC series F.D.R., with Roosevelt's words spoken by Charlton Heston, narrated by Arthur Kennedy; 1969.

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Running time
18 minutes

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★★★★★ · How far we have come, how far we have to fall · Madison Jobe · 2025-02-02

FDR’s revolutionary acts regarding labor must have seemed incredibly progressive. What’s sad is any sort of workers reform seems to be heavily criticized now. We have become a culture of hustle and work where peace is not valued, only consumption.

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