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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 22 MIN

Silk and Explosives: The Real Silk Strike of 1934

from Yesterday's Indianapolis

Exploring the history of the 1934 strike at the Real Silk hosiery mills in downtown Indianapolis. Note: I realized I was speaking a bit faster for this episode, so you may need to slow things down to .75x speed. Companion Blog Post: Silk and Explosives: The Real Silk Strike of 1934Want to help offset the hosting costs for the blog and podcast? Leave a donation here: https://ko-fi.com/class900indyhistory.Venmo can be accessed here: https://venmo.com/u/ejfujawa

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