Peter Rachleff earned his PhD in History at the University of Pittsburgh in 1981, writing his dissertation about the interactions of white and African American workers in Richmond, Virginia, during and after Reconstruction. He taught at Macalester College from 1982 to 2012, and co-founded the East Side Freedom Library with Beth Cleary in 2013.
Documentary Can Shift the Paradigm in Labor History
“Documentary film provided a means to bring the stories of past workers to the attention of contemporary workers.” East Side Freedom Library co-founder Peter Rachleff on the power of documentary in the fight for fair labor practices.