Welcome to Zinctown: Bringing Salt of the Earth (1954) to Your Classroom

Welcome to Zinctown: Bringing Salt of the Earth (1954) to Your Classroom

  1. Social Education
  2. Social Education May/June 2022
  3. Welcome to Zinctown: Bringing Salt of the Earth (1954) to Your Classroom

Authors:

Jesús A. Tirado

Tim Monreal

Page:164-169

Journal Issue:

Issue
Social Education May/June 2022

The Cold War-era American film Salt of the Earth, which features a Latinx community, centers on a labor strike, interrogates unjust economic systems, and provides an excellent entry point for exploring difficult histories in the classroom.