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Clare Johnstone GilsigJoe MacDonald

On Strike: The Winnipeg General Strike, 1919

    RELEASE

    1991-01-01

    BUGET

    N/A

    LENGTH

    20 min

    Description

    The dramatic story of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 told through the recollections of the men and women who were there. This presentation traces the events leading up to the strike; the issues, the personalities and the divisions among the people of Winnipeg. It culminates with the riot of June 21, 1919 in which death and serious injury resulted.

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