September 3 - The Day the Pictures Spoke
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September 3 - The Day the Pictures Spoke

2019-09-03

On this day in Labor History the year was 1928. 300 musicians working in Chicago went on strike against 250 movie theaters. They were protesting their impending replacement by talking pictures. This was part of a nationwide wave of protest by the American Federation of Musicians. 

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