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Northern Minnesota's Labor Wars

2017-06-15 · 73 min · Not rated

Documentary

Filmmaker Gary Kaunonen of KCC-TV in International Falls just released a new documentary about a pivotal time in Northern Minnesota’s labor history. It’s called “Northern Minnesota’s Labor Wars.” The years 1916 and 1917 brought major labor uprisings in the mines of the Mesabi Iron Range and the lumber camps of the state’s far northern pine forests. These events not only shaped local history, but became vital turning points in the national and international labor movement.

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Directors
Gary Kaunonen
Production companies
Minnesota Historical Society
Countries
Canada, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pam BrunfeltInterviewee
Aaron BrownInterviewee
Saku PintaInterviewee
Gary KaunonenInterviewee
Jason ScorichInterviewee
Allyse FreemanInterviewee
Christopher Welter
Cecelia Wattles-McKeig
Judy Dvorak
Shannon Murray
Robert Walls, Jr.
Mike Holden
Joe Schwartz

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