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According to the reading "The Bitter Cry of Children," there were kids working in the coal mines with men. They acted as "breaker boys," collecting coal deposits and doing other menial tasks. The significance here is that they experienced the same harsh conditions as the men, but at a greater cost because they are weaker (i.e. most die as a result). I think Danny is representative of this youth (but keep in mind that there were younger kids working as well), but I have trouble interpreting his role as a preacher-in-training. How much of a role did religion play with the labor union? - David F. | According to the reading "The Bitter Cry of Children," there were kids working in the coal mines with men. They acted as "breaker boys," collecting coal deposits and doing other menial tasks. The significance here is that they experienced the same harsh conditions as the men, but at a greater cost because they are weaker (i.e. most die as a result). I think Danny is representative of this youth (but keep in mind that there were younger kids working as well), but I have trouble interpreting his role as a preacher-in-training. How much of a role did religion play with the labor union? - David F. | ||
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| + | I enjoyed the part when the different groups (whites, Italians, Blacks) were playing their traditional music, which ended up harmonizing together to foreshadow in a way of unity to come. How long did it take normally for each race to trust each other and join as one union? –Ashley Scutari | ||
== 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time == | == 2 Film's relationship to current scholarship or to primary sources from the time == | ||
