NEVER REST
IN MEMORY OFCLINTON JENCKS
Decorated WWII Vet, Union leader, accused Communist, movie star.
"You can never rest and say, 'Well, it's all done.'"-- Clinton Jencks
In 1950, members of the Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers went on strike. Protesting the Empire Zinc Corporation for its unfair treatment of Mexican- American workers, the miners were swept up in McCarthy's Red Scare and became the stars of blacklisted Hollywood.
"The central issue, really, was dignity, equality, being treated like anybody else," Mr. Jencks told American History Magazine. -->
A must read says Michael Moore Link Here
Decorated WWII Vet, Union leader, accused Communist, movie star.
"You can never rest and say, 'Well, it's all done.'"-- Clinton Jencks
In 1950, members of the Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers went on strike. Protesting the Empire Zinc Corporation for its unfair treatment of Mexican- American workers, the miners were swept up in McCarthy's Red Scare and became the stars of blacklisted Hollywood.
"The central issue, really, was dignity, equality, being treated like anybody else," Mr. Jencks told American History Magazine. -->
A must read says Michael Moore Link Here
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