MN90: The Hormel Strike on Film

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · May 14, 2026 · 1m · transcript

Barbara Kopple won her first Oscar for a documentary about Kentucky coal workers. She won her second Oscar for a documentary about striking meat packers in Austin, Minnesota. Britt Aamodt takes a look at Kopple’s American Dream.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt

Producer: Britt Aamodt

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Hormel strike solidarity button, 1985-86 [credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections]

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