Silk and Explosives: The Real Silk Strike of 1934
Yesterday's Indianapolis by Ed Fujawa
S1 · E6
Jul 7, 2025
22:14
Episode notes
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 1934
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Keywords
Indianapolis History
Real Silk
Labor Issues