Question 17
12.12 pts
FROM THE DOCUMENTARY: TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST
What kinds of things did the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory do to try to undermine this
activism?
activism?
Fired any worker who publicly protested
Hired prostitutes to start fights with the picketers and ex-prize fighters to assault them
Bribed city officials to deny protest permits
Paid police to assault the workers
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Not sure if it’s within 12 months, but you could talk about the spreading of alt-right hate speech and whether that is covered by the right of freedom of speech? or, cover how during the midterm elections in some states many native american populations were declined to vote because they didn’t have the proper id, despite being citizens? also, the death of that journalist last month, who spoke freely and reported about the saudi government and how corrupted it is and was killed because of that (lack of free press/speech). just some ideas for this prompt, i hope at least one of them : )