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Leo Hurwitz Native Land Forces Against Labor Rights

LEO HURWITZ
NATIVE LAND 1943
Forces Against Labor Rights  

November 6, 2017 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

The Making of Native Land Leo Hurwitz’s Native Land (Watch Film) is a 1942 expose of repressive forces against labor organizing. The film is based on the La Follette Civil Liberties Committee’s (1936-1941) 65 volumes of testimony to the Senate on their investigation. And, the investigation’s results couldn’t be more troubling. The Committee found that …

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NATIVE LAND 1943
Forces Against Labor Rights  

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