Salt of the Earth(1954)

At last, an honest movie about American working people

• March 14, 1954
• 1 h 34 min
• Drama, History

Directed by: Herbert J. Biberman

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.