Footnoting History
The Newsies Strike of 1899
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:22:40
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Synopsis
(Christine) In the summer of 1899, young New York newspaper sellers took a stand against publishing magnates Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. In this episode, Christine looks at the causes, events, and outcome of the strike, as well as how it inspired a Disney cult classic film almost a century later.