Background
Lorence, James J. was born on November 18, 1937 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leonard F. Lorence and Ruth E. Parmenter.
( This impassioned history tells a story of censorship an...)
This impassioned history tells a story of censorship and politics during the early Cold War. The author recounts the 1950 Empire Zinc Strike in Bayard, New Mexico, the making of the extraordinary motion picture Salt of the Earth by Local 890 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, and the film's suppression by Hollywood, federal and state governments, and organized labor. This disturbing episode reflects the intense fear that gripped America during the Cold War and reveals the unsavory side of the rapprochement between organized labor and big business in the 1950s. In the face of intense political opposition, blackballed union activists, blacklisted Hollywood artists and writers, and Local 890 united to write a script, raise money, hire actors and crews, and make and distribute the film. Rediscovered in the 1970s, Salt of the Earth is a revealing celluloid document of socially conscious unionism that sought to break down racial barriers, bridge class divisions, and emphasize the role of women. Lorence has interviewed participants in the strike and film such as Clinton Jencks and Paul Jarrico and has consulted private and public archives to reconstruct the story of this extraordinary documentary and the coordinated efforts to suppress it.
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Lorence, James J. was born on November 18, 1937 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leonard F. Lorence and Ruth E. Parmenter.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1960. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy University Wisconsin, Madison, 1970.
Professor history University Wisconsin-Marathon County, Wausau, 1966—2001. Eminent Scholar of History Gainesville College, Georgia, 2001—2005. Retired, 2005
Project director History Teaching Alliance, Wausau, 1986—2001.
Chairman department history University Wisconsin Colleges, chairman senate.
( This impassioned history tells a story of censorship an...)
(Book by Lorence, James J.)
Member of Organization American Historians (nominate board 2001-2004), American History Association (teacher division 1993-1995).
Married Donna May Nyiri, August 20, 1960. Children: Christine, Juliet.