How immigration, industry, and labor forged Youngstown
(Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that growth was Youngstown, Ohio, a city that became synonymous with steel production and America’s fortunes — and also the growing labor movement that would help define how work was done. It served as one of many examples of American cities that grew quickly due to its proximity to the resources that ...
