Biography: John L. Lewis
Biography: John L. Lewis
Biography of U.S. labor leader John L. Lewis.
Biography: John L. Lewis
Coal Miner Strike. Idle equipment at coal mine during labor strike.
Biography: John L. Lewis
Excellent MS crowd gathered at street side newspaper stand, white men perusing papers; CU PM Magazine featuring caricature of UMWA President John L. Lewis, caption reading, "Don't let this man run and ruin the USA." MS white boy selling newspaper to white male coal miner beside river; headline reads, "U.S. Takes Over Mines." MS several white male coal miners on break, reading newspaper outside brick building. MS white male businessmen in suits & fedoras reading newspaper outside.
Biography: John L. Lewis
May 2, 1943 US President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR) seated at desk, delivering national broadcast into microphone: " I am speaking to the American people, and in particular to those of our citizens who are coal miners. You miners have sons in the Army and Navy and Marine Corps. I want to make it clear that every American coal miner who has stopped mining coal directly and individually is obstructing our war effort. the Stars and Stripes will fly over the coal mines, and I hope that every miner will be at work under that flag. Speech is intercut with man and woman listening to radio in home, man adjusting dial. Older white man smoking pipe, adjusting dial of radio while wife does needlepoint. US Service Flags (Sons in Service Flags) hanging in windows of wood frame houses (no Gold Star mothers, here, only "in-service" blue stars). MS white male miner standing beside home-made sign that reads, "America First, Last, Always"; tilting TLS American flag being raised up flagpole at mine; MS white male miner looking proud, American flag flying. Miners crossing frame, U.S. flag flying from flagpole.
Biography: John L. Lewis
Panning MS UMWA President John L. Lewis walking through crowd, reporters, newsreel cameramen. MS John L. Lewis posing, scowling outside building.