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Plutocracy: Political Repression In The U.S.A. (2015)

Friday, November 27, 2015 3:31
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Plutocracy is the first documentary to comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of class. A multi-part series by filmmaker Scott Noble, Part I focuses on the the ways in which the American people have historically been divided on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex and skill level.  

Plutocracy: Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule) includes sections on Mother Jones, the American Constitution; the Civil War draft riots; Reconstruction; Industrialization; the evolution of the police; the robber barons; early American labor unions; and major mid-to-late 19th Century labor events including the uprising of 1877, the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead strike and the New Orleans General Strike. The introduction examines the West Virginian coal wars of the early 20th Century, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain.  

Part II (‘Solidarity Forever’) will cover the late 19th Century to the early twenties. 

The filmmaker is currently seeking donations to complete the project. If you’d like to help, you can donate to their Patreon account. 

 
 
 

http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/plutocracy/

 
 
 

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