Pennsylvania librarians and anyone who teaches about steel mills or
deindustrialization, you should take a look at this new documentary film,
Steeltown/Hometown (http://www.mpifilms.com/).
Description:
"Steel, the heart and soul of the Monongahela Valley, has defined Pittsburgh
since the late 19th Century. Today, steel no longer dominates the landscape or
the lives of residents. The steel industry in Western Pennsylvania now belongs
to history.
STEELTOWN/HOMETOWN, a 34-minute film, written, directed and produced by native
Pittsburgh historian and filmmaker Mariel P. Isaacson, tells the story of
steel in Pittsburgh from the Homestead Strike of 1892 to the 1980s collapse.
The film discusses the growth of unions, racism, the role of women inside and
outside of the mills, working and living conditions of mill workers,
environmental conditions, the ultimate loss of the mills and the effect of
deindustrialization on the region."
Questions for discussion include:
-How can a community remember its history while moving forward in a changing
economic world?
-What changes occur when a service economy replaces a manufacturing economy?
-What happens to a town when a shopping mall replaces a steel mill? Why should
history matter to a high school student?
Teacher's guide includes a summary suitable for copying and distributing to
students, a map, suggested discussion questions, and student project ideas.
See mpifilms.com to see links with Pennsylvania state standards in history,
economics, and geography and ordering information
(http://mpifilms.com/_wsn/page4.html).
***
Melissa Ahart, Librarian
M.S. 88 Park Slope Educational Complex
544 7th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-788-4482 x. 230
mahart@schools.nyc.gov
mbahart@syr.edu
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