This film might also be named "The Untold History of Capitalism in
America." It really ought to be a must watch for all Americans.
Plutocracy is the first documentary to
comprehensively examine early American history through the lens of
class. A multi-part series by filmmaker Scott Noble, Part I focuses on
the the ways in which the American people have historically been divided
on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex and skill level.
Plutocracy: Divide et Impera (Divide and Rule) includes
sections on Mother Jones, the American Constitution; the Civil War draft
riots; Reconstruction; Industrialization; the evolution of the
police; the robber barons; early American labor unions; and major
mid-to-late 19th Century labor events including the uprising of 1877,
the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead strike and the New Orleans General
Strike. The introduction examines the West Virginian coal wars of the
early 20th Century, culminating in the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Part II ('Solidarity Forever') will cover the late 19th Century to the early twenties.
