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Children of Labor: A Finnish-American History
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Children of Labor: A Finnish-American History

Sep 24, 1977
0h 55m
★ 0.0

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.

Genres

Documentary
History

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