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When the school demands that Hank, the crosswalk guard, stop giving "high fives" to the children, they decide to put into action "Operation High Five."

The Griffin clan puts a spin on the greatest sci-fi saga ever told! With Peter playing the swashbuckling Han Solo, Lois as the sexy Princess Leia, Chris as an adolescent Luke Skywalker, Brian as well-spoken Chewbacca and Stewie finally embracing his dark side as Darth Vader. Filled with outrageous gags, spaced-outs droids and more intergalactic satire than you can shake a lightsaber at.

Set in California apple country in the 1930s, nine hundred migratory workers rise up and join forces to protest unfair wages and working conditions. As the labor strike wears on and conflict grows between the apple pickers and the local growers' association, what begins as a fight for their rights turns into an all-out battle for survival in this star-studded retelling of John Steinbeck's beloved novel.

During the unrest created by the coal strike in Colorado in 1913-1914, Luke faces questions about this local happening while also dealing with his feelings toward a mysterious runaway.

"Well, one day Yellow had had enough and said, "We won't stand for this anymore! Come on crayons! Let's go on strike! Let's go hide behind the closet door!"

Describes the conditions and treatment that drove working children to strike, from the mill workers' strike in 1834 and the coal strikes at the turn of the century to the children who marched with Mother Jones in1903.

Fourteen-year-old Jenny Skinner's mother goes on strike for better working conditions, and as a result polarizes much of their community. Jenny, her three younger siblings, and her father come to some surprising conclusions.

The name "Trinidad" is the Spanish word for "Trinity" as submitted by an early resident Gabriel Gutierrez. Trinidad became a stopover on the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail bearing a reminder of the gently curving ruts of mule and oxen wagons drawn by travelers. Eventually, the town of Trinidad was populated by early pioneers on the banks of the Purgatoire River circa 1861. Trinidad, incorporated as a city in 1876, witnessed people of various...

"Written and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners' struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all-out war in 1920. When Matewan's miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut), arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia-born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal company's violent...