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These activities and resources are designed to be used with the video Minneapolis Truckers Make History. Watch the video here, or as a Quicktime file. Teachers will find tips on navigating this website and other resources here.

Copies of the video in DVD format are available from the
Labor Education Service.

Please let us know if you are not able to open the video or other content.

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This new version of the song "Which Side Are You On" was written by Larry Long to commemorate the 1934 strikes in Minneapolis.  Learn more about Larry at his website  and at  Community Celebration of Peace. Information about the original song can be found here.
Listen to the song:
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New version

Traditional

The film and this website are a project of LES; the website was developed by labor educator Deborah Rosenstein with assistance from John See and Sarah Wolf; the film was produced by Randy Croce, based on "Labor's Turning Point," by John DeGraaf.
LES is grateful for the support of the Education Minnesota Foundation which funded the production of the film and the development of this website. Additional acknowledgments are listed here.

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Minneapolis Truckers Make History