The Future of America's Past

The Fire of a Movement

Directed by Hannah Brown Ayers, Lance Warren
S1 • E2    Aug 8, 2019    27m
On March 25, 1911, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, and 146 workers - nearly all young women, many of them teenage immigrants - perished. We visit the building and learn how public outcry inspired workplace safety laws that revolutionized industrial work nationwide. Descendants and activists show us how that work reverberates today.

Where to Watch The Future of America's Past - S1 • E2

  • Edward L. AyersSelf - Host
  • Elissa SampsonSelf - Urban Geographer
  • Suzanne Pred BassSelf - Descendant
  • Dave FavaloroSelf - Tenement Museum Curator
  • Chana PollackSelf - Newspaper Archist
  • Julia WolfeSelf - Composer
  • Richard Joon YooSelf - Architect
  • Hannah Brown AyersDirector / Producer
  • Lance WarrenDirector / Producer
  • Jameka AutryConsulting Producer
  • Blaire JohnsonDirector Of Photography
  • Autumn DeaEditor
  • Devonne HarrisComposer
  • Vince FordExecutive Producer: Media Production
  • Kate Elizabeth FowlerStory Producer
  • Ellie HannibalConsulting Producer: The Virginia Foundation For Public Media
  • Carolina MendezVideo Producer

 

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