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Salt of the Earth

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 themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.

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Directors

> Herbert J. Biberman (Director)
> Leonard Stark (Director of Photography)
> Stanley Meredith (Director of Photography)
> Jules Schwerin (Assistant Director)

Writers

> Michael Wilson (Writer)