Children of Labor: A Finnish-American History (1977)
• September 24th, 1977 • 0h 55min
Documentary, History
Overview
How Finnish immigrants came into contact — and conflict — with industrial America. Three generations of Finnish-Americans recount how they coped with harsh realities by creating their own institutions: churches, temperance halls, socialist halls, and cooperatives.
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