Chronicling a tragedy that forever changed the relationship between labor and industry in the United States, this American Experience episode takes viewers through the events leading up to the fire (including the Triangle Strike that occurred two years earlier), the horrifying conditions inside the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory as the flames spead, and the ensuing national outrage that forced the government to take action. Voiceover narration, insights from historians and labor leaders, and numerous archival photographs work together to paint an indelible portrait of this seminal event in American labor history. Grades 7 and up. Color and black-and-white. 60 minutes. PBS. ©2011.
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