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The Future of America's Past

The Fire of a Movement (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 27 min | History
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 ...See moreOn 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. Written by Anonymous See less
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Directors
Hannah Brown Ayers (as Hannah Ayers) | Lance Warren
Producers
Hannah Brown Ayers (as Hannah Ayers) | Lance Warren
Composer
Devonne Harris
Cinematographer
Blaire Johnson
Editor
Autumn Dea
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Status
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Updated Aug 8, 2019
Release date
Aug 8, 2019 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Edward L. Ayers
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002)
Elissa Sampson
Self - Urban Geographer Self - Urban Geographer   See fewer
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Suzanne Pred Bass
Self - Descendant Self - Descendant   See fewer
The Future of America's Past (2019)
Dave Favaloro
Self - Tenement Museum Curator Self - Tenement Museum Curator   See fewer
The Future of America's Past (2019)
Chana Pollack
Self - Newspaper Archist Self - Newspaper Archist   See fewer
Amy (I) (1997)
Julia Wolfe
Self - Composer Self - Composer   See fewer
The Future of America's Past (2019)
Richard Joon Yoo
Self - Architect Self - Architect   See fewer
The Future of America's Past (2019)
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