Marquette – Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Calumet’s Italian Hall Disaster, the film “Red Metal” will be screened on Saturday, December 7 at 7 p.m. in the Shiras Room of the Peter White Public Library.
This local history documentary explores the epic labor strike that devastated Michigan’s Copper Country – and haunts the American labor movement to this day. Among the notable elements of that strike was the death of 73 children at a union Christmas party. That tragedy was immortalized by Woody Guthrie in his ballad, “1913 Massacre,” and is performed by Steve Earle in the film.
After the film screening there will be a question and answer session with Steve Lehto a Michigan attorney and author who served as a consultant to the film. There is no admission charge. For more information call the library at 226-4303 or visit www.pwpl.info.
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