UNITED STATES · 1954
Salt of the Earth
Herbert J. Biberman
labor rights
class struggle
gender roles
racial discrimination
workers' solidarity
social justice
hypocrisy and self awareness
Synopsis
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find
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